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heddles

/ˈhɛdlz/

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noun

Lisses

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. "

Le tisserand a soigneusement enfilé chaque brin de chaîne dans les lisses avant de commencer le motif.

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Illustration heddles - Image 1

noun

Lisses

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. "

Le tisserand a soigneusement ajusté les lisses sur le métier à tisser pour s'assurer que chaque fil de chaîne était correctement positionné pour le prochain passage de la navette.

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