How Does Drawloom Work?

A drawloom is used to weave many different kinds of items and it is capable of weaving complex patterns. You can weave your name on a place mat, weave flowers on a wall hanging or weave images which can be designed as you would design a tapestry. The drawloom makes this possible by having two sets of shafts.

How does a rapier loom work?

A rapier loom is a shuttleless weaving loom in which the filling yarn is carried through the shed of warp yarns to the other side of the loom by finger-like carriers called rapiers. ... The rapier moves across the width of the fabric, carrying the weft yarn across through the shed to the opposite side.

When was drawloom invented?

The earliest confirmed drawloom fabrics come from the State of Chu and date c. 400 BC. Most scholars attribute the invention of the draw loom to the ancient Chinese, although some speculate an independent invention from ancient Syria since drawloom fabrics found in Dura-Europas are thought to date before 256 AD.