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  2. Rapier loom - Wikipedia

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    A Ruti Rapier Loom at The Silk Museum, with a Jacquard machine above it. 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. [1] A stationary package of yarn is used to supply the weft yarns in the rapier machine ...

  3. Jacquard machine - Wikipedia

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    It is the "Jacquard head" that adapts to a great many dobby looms that allow the weaving machine to then create the intricate patterns often seen in Jacquard weaving. Jacquard-driven looms, although relatively common in the textile industry, are not as ubiquitous as dobby looms which are usually faster and much cheaper to operate.

  4. Awards and decorations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

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    Awards and decorations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines are military decorations which recognize service and personal accomplishments while a member of the ...

  5. Rapier - Wikipedia

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    A rapier (/ ˈ r eɪ p i ər /) is a type of sword originally used in Spain (known as espada ropera-' dress sword ') and Italy (known as spada da lato a striscia). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name designates a sword with a straight, slender and sharply pointed two-edged long blade wielded in one hand. [ 4 ]

  6. Shania Twain Says She Refuses to Be 'Put in a Box' in the ...

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    Shania Twain refuses to conform to one set thing.. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the singer, 59, opens up about how she has never allowed herself to be contained within the music industry ...

  7. Textile - Wikipedia

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    The precursors of today's textiles include leaves, barks, fur pelts, and felted cloths. [23] The Banton Burial Cloth, the oldest existing example of warp ikat in Southeast Asia, is displayed at the National Museum of the Philippines. The cloth was most likely made by the native Asian people of northwest Romblon. The first clothes, worn at least ...

  8. List of National Cultural Treasures in the Philippines

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    The Bamboo Organ is the only known oldest and largest bamboo organ existing in the world today with a unique and distinct sound as compared to other pipe organs, built by Fr. Diego Cera: Las Piñas Bamboo Organ National Cultural Treasure plaque NMP Declaration No. 01-2003: 2003 [17] Cape Bojeador Lighthouse Historical Landmark Burgos, Ilocos ...

  9. List of newspapers in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    This list of newspapers currently being published in the Philippines includes broadsheets and tabloids published daily and distributed nationwide. Regional newspapers or those published in the regions are also included.