What is "Reed" - Definition & Explanation
A device consisting of several wires closely set which separate warp threads in a loom. The reed determines the spacing of the warp threads, guides the weft carrying device, and beats up the weft against the fell of the cloth.
Frame in front of harnesses separating warp andswinging forward.
A comblike device on a loom that battens or bangs the filling yarn hard against the woven cloth after each movement of the shuttle to tighten the weave.
The fibre bundle coming out from one jute plant after retting and held together due to the meshly structure of the bundle.
A toothed, comb-like part of a LOOM. Its function is to hold the strands of longitudinal yarn (WARP) in alignment between its teeth and also to push each transverse thread (PICK) tight against the rest as the cloth is woven.
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Pick Finding
The process of turning back the LOOM and unweaving the cloth to find a MISPICK which is to be...
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Knickers
A bloomer-like undergarment, gathered at the knee. The term bloomers was most often used with reference to women's underclothes. Knickers was used with reference to women's and men’s...
Package
A general term for any wound arrangement of YARN, such as a CHEESE or....
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