Backstrap loom with orange and green warp threads. Loom includes front and back beams, and thin cloth beams at each end of the loom. Loom does not include shed rod or heddles. Front and back beams appear to be notched on the ends by hand. There are three lease strings ties around three 'crosses' of the warp threads.
Acquisition
Accession
2023.6
Lexicon
Getty AAT
Concept
backstrap looms
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Loom
Width
30.5 cm
Length
57.5 cm
Dimension Notes
Length of entire loom (front beam rod to back beam rod). Width of front and back beam rods.
Dimension Description
Warp
Width
7.5 cm
Length
54 cm
Dimension Notes
Length and width of warp yarns
Parts
Count
5
Parts
1. front beam rod 2. back beam rod 3, 4. cloth beams 5. warp yarns
Material
Wood, Cotton
Color
Brown, Orange, Green
Location
Box
Box 56
Cabinet
Object Cabinet
Room
Studio
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Object Label
Label
Arrived with note: 'No shed rod, No heddles, good for compt. warp'
Research Notes
Notes
"Backstrap Weaving" by Barbara Teller and Marilyn Anderson
