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If we want to weave all 14 combinations in one piece of fabric, it is easily done even on a counterbalanced treadle loom, although there is a reduced shed where three shafts work against one.
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Weaving on a four-shaft treadle loom, we set up the treadles thoughtfully to use all 14 combinations available. To gain a little extra speed we can replace the levers on a table loom with treadles and use our feet to raise the shafts, while our hands handle the weft yarn in the shuttle. The more shafts available, the more design options available to the weaver.
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The weaver uses levers to raise one or more shafts, which in turn raises the set of threads controlled by each shaft. All threads pass through a heddle on one shaft or another, and through one heddle only. Shaft looms generally have between four and sixteen shafts. Table looms have heddles arranged on frames called shafts, controlled by levers. (For more information on weave terminology and looms see the Weave Glossary, p. The principal distinguishing element between looms is how the weaver raises warp threads to make a shed through which to pass an interlacing weft to weave fabric. Weaving looms come in all shapes and sizes: tapestry frames and looms, inkle, rigid heddle looms, table and floor looms, dobby and Jacquard looms.