Inventions

Loom

Textile Engineering

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. "Loom." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/loom.

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. (n.d.). Loom. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/loom

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@misc{technologyandengineeringatlas-loom,
  author = {Technology and Engineering Atlas},
  title = {Loom},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/loom},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry. Its basic purpose, whatever its precise shape or mechanics, is to hold the warp threads under tension so that the weft threads can be interwoven through them.

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