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heddles

/ˈhɛdlz/

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noun

Lizos

A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.

Examples :

"The weaver carefully threaded each strand of the warp through the heddles before starting the pattern. "

El tejedor ensartó cuidadosamente cada hebra de la urdimbre a través de los lizos antes de comenzar el patrón.

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Illustration heddles - Image 1

noun

Lizos

One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom.

Examples :

"The weaver carefully adjusted the heddles on the loom to ensure each warp thread was correctly positioned for the next pass of the shuttle. "

El tejedor ajustó cuidadosamente los lizos en el telar para asegurar que cada hilo de urdimbre estuviera correctamente posicionado para el siguiente paso de la lanzadera.

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