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  2. Warp-weighted loom - Wikipedia

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    Three heddle-rods for weaving twill. The warp-weighted loom is a simple and ancient form of loom in which the warp yarns hang freely from a bar, which is supported by upright poles which can be placed at a convenient slant against a wall. Bundles of warp threads are tied to hanging weights called loom weights which keep the threads taut. [1]

  3. Weaving - Wikipedia

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    Weaving is a method of textile production in which two ... The oldest evidence of weaving traditions are Neolithic stone tools used for preparing barkcloth found ...

  4. Neolithic - Wikipedia

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    Reconstruction of a Neolithic farmstead, Irish National Heritage Park.The Neolithic saw the invention of agriculture.. The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος néos 'new' and λίθος líthos 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia, Mesopotamia and Africa (c. 10,000 BC to c. 2,000 BC).

  5. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    Silk weaving began in India c. 400 AD; cotton spinning began in India c. 3000 BC. [2] A recent archaeological excavation from Neolithic Mehrgarh revealed in the article Analysis of Mineralized Fibres from a Copper Bead, that cotton fibers were used in the Indus Valley c. 7000 BC. [3]

  6. Basket weaving - Wikipedia

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    Basket weaving (also basketry or basket making) is the process of weaving or sewing pliable materials into three-dimensional artifacts, such as baskets, mats, mesh bags or even furniture. Craftspeople and artists specialized in making baskets may be known as basket makers and basket weavers .

  7. Neolithic Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The Neolithic Revolution, also known as the First Agricultural Revolution, was the wide-scale transition of many human cultures during the Neolithic period in Afro-Eurasia from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement, making an increasingly large population possible. [1]

  8. Loom - Wikipedia

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    In the center, devices for performing the motions of weaving. Weaving a tapestry on a vertical loom in Konya, Turkey A Turkish carpet loom showing warp threads wrapped around the warp beam, above, and the fell being wrapped onto the cloth beam below. A simple handheld frame loom. Weaving is done on two sets of threads or yarns, which cross one ...

  9. Textiles in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) refers to numerous Biblical references to weaving: Weaving was an art practised in very early times . The Egyptians were specially skilled in it (Isa 19:9; Ezek 27:7), and some have regarded them as its inventors. In the wilderness, the Hebrews practised weaving (Ex 26:1, 26:8; 28:4, 28:39; Lev 13:47).