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setting up the warp. the threads of each spool pass though suspended loops, then through holes in a warping paddle. the large warping board stands upright. the warp being drawn up and down as one works from left to right pegs. the end is slipped onto the warp beam and the whole spread evenly before being rolled onto the beam.

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the weaving begins by pushing down the harness to separate the two sets of warp threads, leaving space to shoot the shuttle alternately back and forth.

silk making step 5: weaving image © designboom

a village craftsman does the final braiding.