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Loom
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The frame that holds warp threads under tension so weft can be woven through them, from backstrap and warp-weighted looms to the home floor loom. The Jacquard attachment of 1804, which selected threads with punched cards, automated pattern itself and became a celebrated ancestor of programmable machines.
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Introduced When (Circa)Ancient; warp-weighted and ground looms are attested from the Neolithic and early civilizations onward 1 OriginThe earliest evidence of a horizontal loom comes from a pottery dish in ancient Egypt, dated to 4400 BC. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Wikimedia FoundationWarp-weighted loom sectionQuote, Warp-weighted loom section
The earliest evidence of a horizontal loom is found on a pottery dish in ancient Egypt, dated to 4400 BC.
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