>... from "History of Textile Technology of Ancient China", Cheng Weiji,
>chief compiler (New York: Science Press, 1992), pages 36-38 ...
>piece of fabric is a typical example of fabrics made on looms with board heddles
Does the author seem to be using "board heddles" as an alternate name
for cards/tablets?
Yes, I believe so.
>which one or many weft threads [my note: That should be warp threads.] are
>threaded,
So they (sometimes) used multiple threads/hole. As far as I am aware,
that is not common in modern Western tablet weaving, but what about
elsewhere/elsewhen?
Perhaps we need to think about silk here, multiple strands of silk?
>(Fig. I-5-13, A drawing showing how weaving was done with the cards).
[...]
>A primitive loom still in use in
>Xizang
>[just showing some warped cards]).
Do these show 2 hole cards, or more holes but only 2 in use, or ...?
They are apparently modern tables and have the classic 4 holes.
Nancy
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