heddle
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- noun
- Specialized
- Accessories such as heddles, pulleys, and shuttle boats are made in specialist workshops in the nearby town of Ksar Hellal.
- a heddle pair
- two pairs of heddles
- supplementary heddles
Examples
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At the same time, the weaver's assistant operates the four supplementary heddles, each of which is attached to a rectangular block of wood.
Academic text (2004) -
Looms of this type are so named because they are fitted with a number of supplementary heddles that would be "drawn up" by one or more assistants to the weaver.
Academic text (2004) -
In one length of strip through the use of two pairs of heddles.
Academic text (2006) -
Draw-looms are so called because of the extra heddles, which are "drawn up" by the weaver's assistant.
Academic text (2004) -
Only one pair of heddles, possibly supplemented with a weaving sword, is needed for either possibility.
Academic text (2006) -
The other possibility is only the use of two pairs of heddles spread from Agotime to other weaving areas.
Academic text (2006) -
The complex patterns on the ribbons are achieved by means of four supplementary heddles operated by the weaver's assistant.
Academic text (2004) -
Another, more complete heddle pulley from the Djimini displays the carved head of a buffalo (Fig. 12).
Academic text (2008) -
The draw-loom of Mahdia is a much simpler device, with four supplementary heddles operated in sequence by the weaver's assistant.
Academic text (2004) -
In weaving, a heddle is essential for guiding the warp threads through the loom.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heddle comes from an old word for a small loop or 'eye' used in weaving. Like the 'eye' of a needle, a heddle holds and guides a warp thread on a loom, which is why it means the loop that guides threads.