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Looms: Weaving Tools Explained

A loom is a device used for weaving cloth and tapestry by holding warp threads under tension to allow weft threads to be interwoven. The word loom comes from an Old English word meaning tool or machine, and by the 15th century referred specifically to a machine for weaving thread into cloth.

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Looms: Weaving Tools Explained

A loom is a device used for weaving cloth and tapestry by holding warp threads under tension to allow weft threads to be interwoven. The word loom comes from an Old English word meaning tool or machine, and by the 15th century referred specifically to a machine for weaving thread into cloth.

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A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry.

The basic purpose of any loom is to hold


the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise
shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but the basic function is the same.

The word "loom" is derived from the Old English "geloma" formed from ge-(perfective prefix) and
"loma", a root of unknown origin; this meant utensil or tool or machine of any kind. In 1404 it was
used to mean a machine to enable weaving thread into cloth.[1] By 1838 it had gained the
meaning of a machine for interlacing thread.

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