heddle hooks
heddle hooks is the plural of heddle hook.
Meaning of heddle hook
Noun
heddle hook (plural heddle hooks)
- A hooked implement used to thread a strand of the warp through the eye of a heddle.
- Threading can be done either by catching each warp end with a bent or straight heddle hook, or by using the fingers as if repeatedly threading large needles (heddles) with separate threads (warp ends).1984, Blair Tate, The Warp: A Weaving Reference, page 96
- Synonyms:
- reed hook, threading hook, warp hook
Questions about heddle hooks
- What is heddle hooks the plural of?
- Heddle hooks is the plural of heddle hook.
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