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Notes on Looms
and Weaving Tools
Notes on Spinning
Ground Loom, Khorasan Iran
used with permission
Photography
by Robert Manz
copyright, Robert Manz
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A Ground Loom
A loom is the frame upon which a rug is woven.
There are many types and varieties and here we
will explore a few common ones.
Here we have a photo of a Ground Loom in use
in Khorasan Iran in the late 70s. Looms like this
are the very oldest type we know of going back
over thousands of years. Often the flatwoven
fabric called Jajim is woven in strips many times
longer than it is wide. In one cover I saw from
Afghanistan was woven in strips 18 inches wide
and 14 feet long and then sewn together.
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Rug Knotting, Khorasan Iran
used with permission
Photography
by Robert Manz
copyright, Robert Manz
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Here we have a photo of a
sophisticated Ground Loom in use in Khorasan Iran
in the late 70s. This is a common loom used for
what we call tribal and village rug production. A
good weaver can turn out a fairly sophisticated
rug with one of these. It is not easy to see here
but the woman is sitting on the pile she has
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Qashqai Ground Loom
Picture Credit Arash Dejkam/www.dejkam.com used with
permission
Upright Loom
Here we have an upright loom and a rug in process.
This is picture of Mark
Traxler's loom and a rug he wove in Minnesota. See
also The Traxler Bagface - Warps and
Cartoon
A Bedu Ground Loom
A Bedu Woman weaving on a ground loom in Dubai. It is
hard to find a much simpler loom.
Illustration 4. Workshop
in Khotan. Unlike many rug factories, the
management was pleased to show their plant. The
working conditions are admirable, well lighted
and very clean. All the looms were designed to
give tremendous tension over a large surface
area. The tools -- beaters, scissors, and knives
-- appear to originate from one source, as there
was no variation between workshops. East
Turkestan Oriental Rug Weaving
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Roller Beam Loom
The Loom is a Roller Beam Loom which allows
them to weaver longer rugs then other looms.
Notice how the rug is rolled to the back of the
loom as the work. These are used in Turkey,
India, Iran, as well as in Khotan. This type of
loom is frequently used for coarser large rugs.
Tools
On the bench you can see the saitchi/shears
and the punja/beater-comb. She appears to be hold
the knife in this picture but it is hard to see.
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Back Strap Loom
This is a picture of a woman in Guatemala
weaving with a back strap loom. I do not know of
these looms being used for Oriental rugs or other
weaving. They are used primarily in the Americas,
Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.
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I will be adding more pictures and
information as I find them.
Looms
and Weaving Tools
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Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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