Meaning of repair heddle | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of heddle, either premade or makeshift, used when a thread is skipped or breaks, or to replace a broken heddle.

Examples

“A repair heddle allows the weaver to place an empty heddle at any point across the warp and on any shaft.”

“Repair heddles can easily be made from the polyester Texsolv heddles by passing a strip of masking tape through the top loop and taping it around[…].”

“In fact, if your flat steel or wire heddles break, this is the only solution unless you have purchased fancy repair heddles.”

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