Palm-leaf loom.
Strips of palm-leaf of proper width and length for the weft of the desired fabric are placed side by side between fingers b c at the top of a vibrating holder G at the side of the loom-frame. The ends of the strips next the selvedge are cut off evenly by a knife, and a weight G′ at the bottom of the holder keeps the holder pressed in one direction with sufficient force to keep the edge of the strip to be selected against a gage about in line with the selector. A feeding-arm m catches the end of one strip at a time and presents it to the selector S, which has at one end a pair of pinchers, and the selector draws the strip between the warps. The weaving mechanism is as usual.Palm-leaf loom. |