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Backstrap loom
Backstrap looms, as the name implies, are tied around the weaver's waist on one end and around a stationary object such as a tree, post, or door on the other. Tension can be adjusted simply by...
Bengaline
A sturdy warp-faced fabric with pronounced crosswise ribs formed by bulky, coarse, plied yarns or rubber thread. Filling is not discernible on back or face of goods. Originating in Bengal, India it...
Back Beam
The beam from which the warp is fed during sizing.
The beam at the back of the loom from which the warp yarn is fed during...
Khaki
Tan or dusty colored warp face twill; softer and finer thandrill. Name derivedfrom East India word meaning earthcolor. Fabricmade ofcotton, linen,wool, worsted, ormanmade fibers....