I am always fascinated with this process. Thanks for sharing!
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I believe that the OP's video shows a modern Rapier loom, which produces a tuck selvedge. It is instructive to compare the speed with which the tartan is woven by that loom to the following video, which shows a more traditional dobby loom with shuttle which produces a true woven selvedge.
I think this amply demonstrates why most tartans are (sadly) now woven with a tuck selvedge.
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On a shuttle loom when the color changes, does the loom tie off the old color thread to the new color or is this handled after the weaving by hand. Techie gotta know
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On a shuttle loom when the color changes, does the loom tie off the old color thread to the new color or is this handled after the weaving by hand. Techie gotta know
I can't say for all looms or all techniques, but for this particular piece of cloth the threads are left connected and continue from stripe to stripe whilst the cloth is still on the loom. Once it is woven, the interlinking threads are (presumably) cut off and finished by hand. Whether they are simply cut off, or are tucked at all I do not know.
You can see the interlinking threads between stripes in the following photo, specifically the red and green threads running along next to the selvedge. If you click on the photo you can get access to larger resolutions.
Originally Posted by tundramanq
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