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Title
Heddle
Description
A heddle used in the Assabet Mills. Heddles are loops of wire or cord attached to the loom’s harness that are used to separate and control the warp yarns during the weaving process. Each heddle controls one warp yarn, with a loom having as many as a thousand heddles. They were originally made of cord; however, cord heddles deteriorate quickly and are now usually only used for historical reenactments. Instead, modern looms use metal heddles in one of three styles: inserted eye, wire, or flat steel. the eye that yarns pass on the looms so to control the weaving.
Identifier
2019.572
Artifact Item Type Metadata
Materials
Wire, 12"L.
Condition
Good.
Storage
AB68
SU1-1