knotters

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Scope note
Small machines, both mechanized and hand-held, designed to rapidly and precisely tie a weaver's knot to faciliate the manufacture of woven and knitted goods. To secure the knots, these devices tie the warp yarns from a new beam onto the warp yarns from another warp on a loom. Traditionally, the operator holds the stand-alone knotter machine in their left hand with their thumb on its trigger; this trigger prompts the machine's guide fingers to move in a rotary action, which both creates a knot and trims the woven materials' loose ends.
knotters
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024