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Mechanical construction, usually wooden, in houses or factories, which was the main medium for weaving and textiles.
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SpindleThe elongated cylindrical wood on which the yarn produced in the process of spinning wool is wound. | |
DivisibleThe process by which the warp is placed on the loom instead of the loom, "warp throwing". This activity usually took place in an open space with level ground. | |
TubeA quantity of yarn or thread gathered so as to form a cylinder. | |
MiterAccessory of the loom with the help of which the warp was opened to allow the shuttle with the weft to pass through. | |
MitomaThe process of passing the warp through the mitres and combs. | |
Woodblock.The first moving mechanism of the loom, which the weaver moves with her hands and consists of the following components: shears, spars, upper woodblock, lower woodblock. | |
FootstoolsBy pressing them alternately with the soles of their feet, the weavers raised or lowered the mitres and through them the warp, so that the weaving could proceed. | |
DistaffA special rod on which the wool or cotton is fixed before being spun by hand. | |
ShuttleA component of the loom with which the weft is passed through the threads of the warp to make the weaving. | |
AntiWooden cylindrical component of the traditional loom on which the warp or cloth is wound. | |