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Loom
Device for weaving textiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Loom (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Knitting machine.
A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but the basic function is the same.
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