<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">shaft sticks</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>looms</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>textile fabricating tools and equipment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>shaft stick</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sticks, shaft</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>weaving sticks</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Implements which are inserted into the warp threads as they are prepared for the loom, and keep the different sheds separate while the loom is being threaded. ]]></note></mads>