Name/Title
Backstrap loom with woven fabricEntry/Object ID
2023.6.27Description
Backstrap loom with purple warp threads and small section of woven fabric, with blue weft threads. fabric is woven in 1/1 plain weave, in several areas there are warp threads floating over the weft threads. Loom includes front and back beam rods made of wood, and two thin cloth beams at each end of the loom, a string heddle rod, a shed rod, and two additional thin rods, one on each side of the 'cross' in the warp threads. Loom does not have shed stick/batten.Collection
Milton Sonday CollectionLexicon
Getty AAT
Concept
backstrap looms, weavingDimensions
Dimension Description
LoomWidth
30.5 cmLength
87.5 cmDimension Notes
Length of entire loom (front beam rod to back beam rod). Width of front and back beam rods.Dimension Description
WarpWidth
7 cmLength
84 cmDimension Notes
Length and width of warp yarns.Dimension Description
Woven SectionWidth
6 cmLength
7 cmDimension Notes
Length and width of woven section of warp threads on loom.Parts
Count
10Parts
1. front beam rod 2. back beam rod 3,4. cloth beams 5. string heddle 6,7. additional beams 8. shed rod 9. warp threads 10. weft threadsColor
Brown, Purple, Blue, WhiteLocation
Box
Box 56Cabinet
Object CabinetRoom
StudioInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Object LabelLabel
Arrived with note: '3-span floats -- minimal'Research Notes
Notes
"Backstrap Weaving" by Barbara Teller and Marilyn Anderson
