horizontal loom

weaving
Also known as: basse-lisse, low-warp loom

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use in tapestry weaving

  • La Dame à la licorne
    In tapestry: Techniques

    haute-lisse in French) or a horizontal loom (low-warp, or basse-lisse). In early high-warp looms the warps were attached to a beam at the top, and groups of warp threads were weighted at the bottom. The weft was beaten up (i.e., pushed) toward the top as the weaving progressed. High-warp looms…

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