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floor loom
a loom in which the harnesses are moved by treadles, leaving the weaver's hands free to operate the shuttle. -
handloom
a loom operated manually, in contrast to a power loom. -
jacquard
Joseph Marie [zhoh-zef ma-ree] /ʒoʊˈzɛf ma ri/ (Show IPA), 1752–1834, French inventor. -
backstrap loom
a simple horizontal loom, used especially in Central and South America, on which one of two beams holding the warp yarn is attached to a strap that passes across the weaver's back. -
box loom
a loom with a number of shuttle boxes on one or both sides of the lay, enabling the weaver to use a variety of colors in the filling direction. -
broadloom
of or designating carpets or carpeting woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams