History & Culture
Traditional Weaving Methods Around the World: Looms and Techniques
Traditional weaving is cloth woven on hand-worked looms. Thirteen methods compared, from backstrap and ground looms to ikat, kente and jamdani.
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Resources & General
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Fiber
Khadi: Indian Hand Spinning and Weaving, from the Charkha to the Khadi Mark
Khadi is cloth hand-woven from hand-spun yarn, defined by the KVIC Act 1956 and certified by the Khadi Mark. How it is spun on the charkha, woven and counted.
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Machinery & Automation
Dobby Loom: How a Dobby Works, Its Types, Lifting Plans and Fabrics
A dobby loom lifts heald shafts pick by pick to weave small figures: how mechanical, rotary and electronic dobbies work, lifting plans, makers and fabrics.
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Machinery & Automation
Jacquard Weaving: How a Jacquard Machine Works and How a Jacquard Design Is Made
A Jacquard machine lifts warp ends singly through hooks and a harness. How it works, how a Jacquard design is made, and how the hooks set the repeat width.
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Washing
Water-Jet Loom: How the Water Jet Weaving Machine Works, Pros, Cons and Maintenance
A water-jet loom fires each pick of weft across the warp on a jet of water from a spring-driven pump, weaving synthetic filament at about 1,000 picks a minute.
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Assorted
Projectile Loom: How It Works, Heavy and Wide Fabrics, Speeds and History
A projectile loom fires a small steel gripper across the warp with a torsion bar; it pulls the weft from a cone and returns under the warp on a conveyor.
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Machinery & Automation
Rapier Loom: How It Works, Types, Speeds, Uses and Maintenance
A rapier loom carries each pick across the warp on a gripper head mounted on a rod or tape; in most machines two rapiers hand the weft over mid-shed.
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Machinery & Automation
Air-Jet Loom: How It Works, Nozzle Timing, Speeds, Selvedges and Energy Use
An air-jet loom blows each pick across the warp with compressed air: a main nozzle starts it, and relay nozzles in a profiled reed carry it across.
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Assorted
Shuttle Loom vs Shuttleless Loom: Weft Insertion, Speed and Selvedge Compared
A shuttle loom throws a pirn-carrying shuttle across the warp; shuttleless looms send only the yarn, by projectile, rapier, air or water, faster and wider.
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Assorted
Implementing MES in Textile and Apparel Manufacturing: Functions, Examples and Steps
An MES runs the shop floor between ERP and machines: it schedules orders, tracks lots and bundles, logs stops and OEE, and holds dye recipes.
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