. Studies in primitive looms. s abag loom, Fig. 70, with completely wovenbag still in position, and the Glasgow ArtGallery and Museum possesses another such loom on which only a portion of one side of the bag loom has been the incomplete bag makes a more interesting study, it will be as well to describethe Glasgow one. The frame is supported by cross supports and stays as in Fig. warp is so beamed that one side of the bag may be woven first, then whencompleted the loom is turned back to front and the other side of the bag wovenThe method of division of the warp for the fron
. Studies in primitive looms. s abag loom, Fig. 70, with completely wovenbag still in position, and the Glasgow ArtGallery and Museum possesses another such loom on which only a portion of one side of the bag loom has been the incomplete bag makes a more interesting study, it will be as well to describethe Glasgow one. The frame is supported by cross supports and stays as in Fig. warp is so beamed that one side of the bag may be woven first, then whencompleted the loom is turned back to front and the other side of the bag wovenThe method of division of the warp for the front and back is shown in Fig. 71: itis the same for both looms. Curiously enough there are nearly double the numberof warp in the set for the back, yet to be commenced upon, than there are in theset for the half-finished front. Perhaps some of the former are cut away whenweaving commences, or perhaps they are preparatory for the two sides of a secondbag off the same loom with the same beaming. The shape of the bags is that of a. HEADING RODS * BREAST BEAM .wEST AFRICA*EDINB. M US
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