Making a loom

[richsc]

I'm still researching this; I guess just seeing a working one would do. In addition to the Hoffman book, I found other references:<br>
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Broudy, Eric. The Book of Looms: A History of the Handloom from Ancient Times to the Present. Providence: Brown UP, 1979.<br>
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John Peter Wild's Textiles in Archaeology, from the Shire Archaeology<br>
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vt.essortment.com/warpweighted_rkmy.htm<br>
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www.forest.gen.nz/Medieva.../WARP.HTML<br>
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This last one finally shows me what a 'shed' is, which is just the space and difference between the alternating warp threads. It shows the loom from the side, which illustrates that one set of warp threads falls naturally straight down, the alternate set is held out by the fixed shed rod.<br>
I was not too clear on what held the back warp threads to the heddle rod, but it appears they're tied in with thread, such as waxed linen.<br>
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<img src="http://img15.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Richsc/WarpLoom.jpg" style="border:0;"/> <p>Legio XX<br>
Caupona Asellinae</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub27.ezboard.com/bromancivtalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=richsc>Richsc</A> at: 4/13/04 8:55 pm<br></i>