Weaving

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Angora: Angora fiber comes from an angora rabbit. Not to be confused with angora goats, which produce mohair. Top

Apron: The aprons are the pieces of canvas that attach to the warp beam in the rear of the loom and the cloth beam in the front of the loom. Holds the warp rods.Top

B

Ball Winder: A ball winder is an angled shaft (to which one attaches the end of a skein of yarn) which is attached to a base with a crank and a clamp for a table. One attaches the yarn to the shaft and begins to turn the crank in one direction. Then, because of the angle of the shaft the yarn winds around the shaft creating a ball. Top

Beater: The beater is the part of the loom that is used to push the weft (woven fabric) together after the shuttle has passed through the warp with the yarn. The beater is composed of the reed and beater bars. Top

Bias: Top

Blocking: Top

Bobbin: Top

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Cloth Beam: (weaving) The cloth beam is the beam at the front of the loom where the apron attaches. It is onto this beam that the woven fabric is wound. Top

Cobweb: Top

Corridale: Top

Cotton: Top

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Flax: Top

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Harness: Top

Heddle: Top

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Knitty-Knotty: Top

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Loom: The frame upon which weaving is done. There are many types of looms available. Top

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Marino: Top

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Pawl: The piece of the ratchet assembly that falls inbetween the ratchet teeth and stops the warp beams from turning backwards (also called a ratchet brake). Top

Pick: Synonym for the weft shot, bringing the weft through the shed.

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Reed: Top

Romney: Top

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Shaft: Top

Swift: An umbrella like fiber tool that clamps onto a desk and opens up to hold a skein of yarn. As one winds a ball the swift turns to unwind the skein from the swift and onto the ball winder shaft. Warning: Addictive. Top

Selvege: The side edges of fabric produced by weaving. Top

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Warp: The strands of yarn going from warp rod to warp rod.  To warp the loom is to thread these strands through the heddles and reed. Top

Warp Beam: Beam at the rear of a loom where the apron attaches and the warp is wrapped. Top

Warping Board: Top

Warp Rods: Top

Weft: Top

Wool: Fiber derived from sheep. Top

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Yarn: Top

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