Narrow cloth
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title:
Narrow cloth
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"Narrow cloth" is cloth of a comparatively narrow width, generally less than a human armspan; precise definitions vary. Historically, human factors and ergonomics limited the width that could practically be woven by a single weaver on a handloom. The weaver had to be able to reach both edges of the cloth, so they could throw the shuttle through the shed. A weaver thus could not weave a bolt wider than their armspan. So cloth was typically made in narrow widths on
narrow-width handlooms. Wider wi
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A fabric type, woven on narrow width loom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow_cloth
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2024-04-05T23:44:54Z
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