The warp-weighted loom uses a system of holding the warp threads parallel under tension by tying them in small bunches to weights made of stone, pottery or metal. From the beginning of Western history ...

Unlike other weaves, Mangalagiri sarees can be woven on a pit loom alone, according to the information in the GI tag application. Weaving on a pit loom renders the fabric toughness and durability ...

The seemingly humble flying-shuttle loom, originally built to make the weaving of wide cloth faster and easier, stood at the threshold between the largely handcrafted world of the past and the ...