. Studies in primitive looms. Municipal School of Technology,already referred to, may be examined with up it is very similar to the one depicted by Raffles. The approximatelength of warp is about 100 feet (or 30 metres). It consists of the warp board,already described, supported on slotted posts, a breast beam, reed, single heddle,laze-rod, shed sticks and wooden back strap,1 temple wanting (Fig. 151). There are 82warp (single ) to the inch (or to the cm.) and 49picks (threefold) to theinch (or to the cm.). Although a primitive loom, the work is equal in
. Studies in primitive looms. Municipal School of Technology,already referred to, may be examined with up it is very similar to the one depicted by Raffles. The approximatelength of warp is about 100 feet (or 30 metres). It consists of the warp board,already described, supported on slotted posts, a breast beam, reed, single heddle,laze-rod, shed sticks and wooden back strap,1 temple wanting (Fig. 151). There are 82warp (single ) to the inch (or to the cm.) and 49picks (threefold) to theinch (or to the cm.). Although a primitive loom, the work is equal in everyway to the best that can be produced on any loom, the selvedge is excellent and the 1 Of the same shape as that of the m odel Malay loom in the British Museum, referred to innote, p. 87 H. Ling Roth.—Studies in Primitive Looms 89. 90 H. Ling Both.—Studies in Primitive Looms.
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