DIAGRAM OF A HAND LOOM

A—Warp Beam; B—Cloth Beam; DD—Lees Rods; H—Harness; T—Treddle.

2. The throwing of the weft or filling by means of a shuttle.

3. The beating up of the weft left in the shed by the shuttle to the cloth already formed. This thread may be adjusted by means of the batten, needle, comb, or any separate device like the reed.

4 & 5. The winding up or taking up of the cloth as it is woven and the letting off of the warp as the cloth is taken up.


SWEDISH HAND LOOM

Norwegian Woman Weaving Linen at Hull House.