Name/Title
HeddleEntry/Object ID
1986.02.02Description
Bundle of steel heddles.Collection
Textile Industry; Machinery and AccessoriesCataloged By
Blades, AlexandraLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
HeddleNomenclature Sub-Class
Textile Manufacturing EquipmentNomenclature Class
Textileworking T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Textile machinery, Textile industryLocation
Location
Container
Box 1Shelf
Shelf 72Room
Collections RoomBuilding
M.V.T.M.Category
PermanentDate
November 7, 2023Location
Drawer
D43Room
Collections RoomBuilding
M.V.T.M.Category
PermanentMoved By
Whit, ElizabethDate
July 13, 2017Location
Drawer
D43Room
Collections RoomCategory
PermanentLocation
Drawer
D43Room
Collections Room, Collections RoomCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Collie, JackGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Assorted References
description (in textile: Early development of the loom)
Except on certain experimental looms, the warp shed is formed with the aid of heddles (or healds). Usually one heddle is provided for each end, or multiple end, of warp thread, but on some primitive looms simple cloths are produced with heddles provided only for each alternate end. A heddle (Figure 5A) consists of a short length of cord, wire, or flat steel strip, supported (in its operative...
use with loom (in loom (weaving))
...remained unchanged, but a long succession of improvements were introduced through ancient and medieval times in both Asia and Europe. One of the most important of these was the introduction of the heddle, a movable rod that served to raise the upper sheet of warp. In later looms the heddle became a cord, wire, or steel band, several of which could be used simultaneously.
Status: OK
Status By: Cotter, Ellen
Status Date: 2022-06-06Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
November 30, 2009Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
November 12, 2023
