. Studies in primitive looms. m.) indiam. and 24 inches (or 61 cm.) long, and when completely filled the ends are 74 H. Ling Eoth.—Studies in Primitive Looms. likewise The weft is double (sisters) and the warp is single. Theheddle leashes, which are spiral, naturally require to raise two warp threads in everyleash to make the pattern. The beater-in (Fig. 129) consists of a heavy piece ofwood 31 inches (or 79 cm.) long by 31 inches (or cm.) wide, very thick atthe back and tapering to the front, where it is provided with a piece of wroughtiron {not hoop iron), let in lengthwise and
. Studies in primitive looms. m.) indiam. and 24 inches (or 61 cm.) long, and when completely filled the ends are 74 H. Ling Eoth.—Studies in Primitive Looms. likewise The weft is double (sisters) and the warp is single. Theheddle leashes, which are spiral, naturally require to raise two warp threads in everyleash to make the pattern. The beater-in (Fig. 129) consists of a heavy piece ofwood 31 inches (or 79 cm.) long by 31 inches (or cm.) wide, very thick atthe back and tapering to the front, where it is provided with a piece of wroughtiron {not hoop iron), let in lengthwise and protruding about \ inch (or mm.)beyond the wood. This blade, like the back itself, is wedge-shaped in section. Theheaviness of this tool may be necessary as a very coarse wool has to be beaten edge of the iron, the back of the beater-in, and both edges of all three shedsticks, are deeply seriated from friction in the working. The temple is cut out ofa thin strip of cane shouldered and pointed at both ends. WAKp. Fi&. 1^0- PILE MAKING- ARRANGEMENT ON A BHOTIYA (INDIAN) LOOM . BANKF1ELD MUSEUM Another Bhotiya loom, which I saw at work at the Coronation Exhibition inLondon in 1910, is now likewise in Bankfield Museum, and is fitted up for makingrugs or pile cloth. It is provided with a ball of weft instead of a spool of weft. Inother respects the two looms are similar. The length from beam to beam inclusivewas about 18 feet (about m.), with continuous warp, and the angle of rise of thewarp from the weaver was somewhat under 30°. The methcd of inserting the pileis shown in Fig. 130. It may be likened to that of a heddle with very thick three-plyleashes, which gets overtaken by the weaving and is left two picks behind, afterwhich the rod is withdrawn and the upstanding loops cut along the whole length, 1 A like form of spool is found on the Sermata loom already mentioned. Note, p. 68. H. Ling Eoth.—Studies in Primitive Looms. 75 with a resultant pile. The rug o
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