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Ceramic piece from warp preparation machine. The threads pass between the “columns.”

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Flying shuttle. The bobbin with the weft thread is placed inside.

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The cloth is held at each side by temples, which hold the cloth tight. Note the “thorns” that prick the cloth.

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Between the structure of the yarn cones in the warp preparation machine and the take-up roll of the warp, the threads pass through this frame, called the reed, which resembles a comb. The warp preparation machine consists of a structure holding the…

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Roni Ben Ari speaking about the exhibit “Woven Consciousness” shown in Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv in 2014.

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Patchwork made by Roni Ben Ari from her father’s fabrics. Click here for fabric designs by Abraham Halpern.