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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.

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.

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