Four-Shaft Pit Loom

Glossary

A pit loom with four shafts or harnesses that support the healds through which the warp threads are passed. The shafts are raised or lowered to separate warp threads to allow the weft to be passed through. Two-shaft looms and four-shaft looms are the most common types of handlooms.

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Four-Shaft Pit Loom%newline%A pit loom with four shafts or harnesses that support the healds through which the warp threads are passed. The shafts are raised or lowered to separate warp threads to allow the weft to be passed through. Two-shaft looms and four-shaft looms are the most common types of handlooms.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Four-Shaft Pit Loom”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/four-shaft-pit-loom/
MLA	“Four-Shaft Pit Loom.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/four-shaft-pit-loom/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Four-Shaft Pit Loom. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/four-shaft-pit-loom/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)