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
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