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Weaving

Weaving. History. Weaving is as old as humanity itself, dated back to even the Paleolithic era Cloth is usually woven on a loom , a device that holds the warp threads in place while filling threads are woven through them

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Weaving

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  1. Weaving

  2. History • Weaving is as old as humanity itself, dated back to even the Paleolithic era • Cloth is usually woven on a loom, a device that holds the warp threads in place while filling threads are woven through them • Before the Industrial Revolution, weaving was a manual craft, usually undertaken part-time by family craftspeople • The first fabric factory opened in Great Britain in 1785

  3. Vocab • Weaving is a textile craft in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced to form a fabric or cloth. • Textile is another word for cloth or fabric • Loom is a tool used to weave fabric; it can be operated by hand or by a machine • The threads which run lengthways are called the warp and the threads which run across from side to side are the weft or filling.

  4. Vocab 2 • The way the warp and filling threads interlace with each other is called the weave • Shuttle is the name for the tool that carries the weft thread back and forth through the warp threads • Beater Bar is the part of the loom that is used to compact the threads to make the fabric tight

  5. Standard Floor Loom

  6. Simple Loom

  7. Warp & Weft Strings

  8. Weaving Shuttle

  9. Cardboard Loom

  10. Materials • 4 inch by 7 inch Cardboard • Scissors • 12 feet of UgLy Yarn • Lots of pretty yarn • Pen or Thin Marker

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