Spinning and Weaving

Also called

spinning · weaving · loom · handloom · spindle · takli · fibre to fabric · fiber to fabric · yarn · thread · warp and weft · plain weave · shuttle · heddle

Topics

• fibres are drawn out lengthwise (drafting) before spinning
• spinning puts twist into fibres; twist binds them into yarn
• spun yarn is wound onto a bobbin; yarn grows only as fibre is used
• warp threads run lengthwise and are held tight on a loom
• heddles lift alternate warp threads to open a shed
• the shuttle carries the weft through the shed
• the beater packs each new row after the pass
• in plain weave each weft goes over one warp and under the next, reversed on the next row
• spinning makes yarn; weaving makes cloth from yarn

About this model

A GLB file of about 1453 KB, shown in Lably's 3D viewer and, on a phone, placed in your room with AR. Credit: Lably AR (original procedural model) | Original work: all geometry and animation in lesson.glb were newly authored for Lably AR. No downloaded or third-party mesh is used.

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