Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Components (hierarchy name)
4. components (objects parts)
5. [components by specific context]
6. [tool and equipment components]
7. loom components

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment
4. Tools and Equipment
5. equipment
6. equipment by material processed
7. textile working equipment
8. textile fabricating tools and equipment

Anotations

Scope note:

A stick, used with a frame loom, to which every other thread of the warp is attached. The heddle rod can either be lifted away from the frame loom to open the shed, or it holds one shed still while a shed stick is moved to create the shed.