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

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…

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

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

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

Drawer/tray for storing parts, screws, etc.

Perforated board through which the thread passes in a Jacquard loom. This board would have been used for Jacquard lettering on the border of the cloth and for the warp preparation machine.

Cushion for the shuttle-transferring bar in an under pick loom. The shuttle-transferring bar gives a push to the shuttle carrying a bobbin with the weft thread, to move it to the other side; after the push, the bar returns by a spring and is buffered…

Cushion for the shuttle-transferring bar in an under pick loom. The shuttle-transferring bar gives a push to the shuttle carrying a bobbin with the weft thread, to move it to the other side; after the push, the bar returns by a spring and is buffered…