backstrap looms

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Scope note
Simple looms with the warp threads stretched between parallel sticks, one of them attached to a post or tree, the other to the weaver's body by a strap around the waist by which the weaver controls tension in the warp.
backstrap looms
Accepted term: 27-Jan-2025