Weaving

Weaving Fine Linen Cloths

These two Jewish women are moving the "weavers beam" forward on a large vertical loom as they make fine twisted linen. The beam creates a space between the two sets of warp (vertical) yarn so that a shuttle with the woof (horizontal) yarn can be passed through from side to side. Then the back yarn is brought forward and the shuttle passed through again from side to side. Finally the woof yarn is pushed upward and pressed against the other horizontal yarns.