PREFERRED TERM
High-warp loom
DEFINITION
- It refers to those early high-warp looms in which the warps were attached to a beam at the top, and groups of warp threads were weighted at the bottom. The weft was beaten up (i.e., pushed) toward the top as the weaving progressed. High-warp looms of this type are pictured on ancient Greek vases. In later high-warp looms the vertical frame has heavy uprights holding a horizontal roller at top and bottom, on which the warps are stretched. Each warp passes through a loop of cord (the lisses), and the loops encircling the warps that correspond to uneven numbers are fastened to one slender cylinder; those to the even-numbered warps are fastened to another cylinder. Both cylinders are above the weaver but within reach so that he can pull forward first with one, then with the other set of warps (i.e., form the shed) in order to pass his bobbin behind them. The bobbin (broche) is a short, pointed, slim cylinder of polished wood on which the weft yarn is wound.
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, 8th ed., s.v. “Internet.” Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2009. [https://www.britannica.com]
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Métier de haute lisse
French
Métier de haute lice
Telaio a licci alti
Italian
Telar de alto lizo
Spanish
URI
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