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low warp loom
Loom on which the warp threads are arranged horizontally.
heddles
Metal wires that attach to the blade; they have an eye through which a warp thread passes.
eye
Hole through which a warp thread unwinds.
shuttle
Weaving instrument that is pushed back and forth between two sections of warp thread to insert the weft threads.
eye
Hole through which a weft thread unrolls.
bobbin
Spool on which the weft thread is wound; it is placed on the shuttle.
rod
Metal rod that supports the bobbin.
reed hooks
Hook used to pass the warp thread through the tooth of a comb or the eye of a heddle.
temple
Instrument that maintains a constant fabric width during weaving.
flat shuttle
Wooden plate on which the weft thread is wound; it replaces the shuttle when the space between the layers of warp threads is too narrow.