Inkle Loom

Name/Title

Inkle Loom

Entry/Object ID

1999.07.03

Description

A wooden flat based inkle loom with 3 flat boards protruding from it at 90 degrees. Each of the 3 boards have poles sticking out for the woven piece. An Inkle Loom is used to weave very long and narrow strips of cloth. Though the Inkle Loom was probably not invented until the 18th or 19th century, this type of weaving has been around for several centuries.

Collection

Textile Industry; Machinery and Accessories

Cataloged By

Lettner, Mary

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Loom

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Looms

Search Terms

Textile Industry

Other Name

Inkle loom

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

7 in

Length

30 in

Material

Wood

Location

Location

Room

Counting House

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Moxley, Matthew Status Date: 2011-03-12

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 22, 1999

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

November 12, 2023