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Functions of handloom parts ||

Slay or sley

           Thr sley is a wooden frame it consisting of shuttle boxes,sley race,sley sword,reed cap.etc

  It swings forward and backward while weaving

   It allows the shuttle to pass through the shed during it's foreward movement

   It beats the last pick to the fell of the cloth during it's forward movement with the help of the reed.

    Reed space is equal to maximum width of reed that can placed in the grooves of the sley

Shuttle  box

       It is a rectangular wooden box to accomodate the shuttle

       It accomodates shuttle when it is stationary

       It is fixed at both the ends of the slay race

       Picker is placed in the shuttle box to propell shuttle

       The shuttle dwells in the box during the period between two successive picks

Shuttle

       A shuttle is a vehicle for carrying the weft from one selvedge to another through the shed

       When stationary the shuttle dwells in the shuttle box

Types of shuttle

        Bamboo shuttle.  (Silk sarees ,brocades)

        Fly shuttle  (cotton,silk,sarees,)

        Moveble tongue fly shuttle (furnishing)

        Roller shuttle. (wider width cloth)

Picker

         A picker is a piece of wood or laether or plastic placef inside the shuttle box

         It moves in the grooves or on the spindle inside the shuttle box

         It is used to drive the shuttle froom one shuttle box

         It absorbes the force of the shuttle while entering the box.weavers beam or warp beam

Back rest

          It is a cylindrical wooden or metal roller placed above the weavers beam

          It guides the warp threads to sley through lease rods and healds

          It constantly maintain the leval of the warp in co-ordination with front rest 

Front rest

           It is a cylindrical woode  or metal roller placed infront of the loom just below the front rest

            The cloth is wound on it after weaving 

             It is also provided with ratchet wheel and pawl for take up arrengment or any other take up mechanisam

Lease rod

              The induvidual warp threads are alternatively passes up and dwon the lease rods,there by dividing induvidually end in the order of odd and even end alternatively

                A pair of lease rods or 3 or 4 rods are used according to the requirment

                 The lease rods are placed between healds shaft and back rest

Temple

           The temple is a device used to maintain uniform width of thr fabric during wraving

            The temple prevents under contration of cloth by keeping cloth width proper tension

             It also prevent the damage to the reed by the selvedge ends

Types of temple

    Flat wooden temple

    Walking temple

    Roller temple

    Ring temple

Treadle

    The threadle is a pedal or lever connected to the healds by means of cords

     

Functions of handloom parts

Loom 

         It is a machine used to weaving the fabric 

Handloom is a

machine,operated manually by hands and legs for producing cloth by wraving

Healds

           Healds are used to draw the threads through them as per the drafting order

The healds are knitted or mounted on heald frames for producing shedding

Types of healds

     Single clasped heald(used prmitive looms)

      Double clasped heald

      Varnished heald

       Steel heald-for weaving all varieties

Heald shaft
            It is composed of two wooden frames
The heald wires which are mounted on a pair ofrods are attached to the frame
In the middle of each heald wire there is a heald eye,through which the ends are drawn

The warp threads drawn through the heald eye
Healds are known by various name such ad staves,heddles functions of heald shaft
Reed
       It is a comb fixed in a slay with a reed cap
Bamboo,bras and stainless steel reeds are available
Ends per inch in a fabric is maintained by using required count of reed and denting order.it beates last pick of weft to the fell of the cloth