The Horizontal Ground Loom

The Horizontal Ground Loom

The horizontal ground loom is a simple arrangement of sticks and poles driven into the ground. The weaver measures out the length and width needed for weaving the cloth and drives the sticks firmly into the ground. The warp (vertical) threads are wound onto the sticks and tied in place. The weaver works the weft (horizontal) threads, by hand, through the stretched out warp. The ground loom is still used today by the Bedouin weavers of the Near East. [SB] {WW}