24-Harness Dobby Loom, 1997
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Combining handcraft with advanced technology, dobby looms became popular when hand weaving experienced a revival beginning in the 1960s and 1970s. The dobby mechanism, adapted from power looms used in factories, creates the weaving pattern. This allows weavers to produce complex textiles more quickly and easily. Dobby looms appealed to artisan and craft weavers producing fabrics for individual customers, specialty shops, or art fairs.
Combining handcraft with advanced technology, dobby looms became popular when hand weaving experienced a revival beginning in the 1960s and 1970s. The dobby mechanism, adapted from power looms used in factories, creates the weaving pattern. This allows weavers to produce complex textiles more quickly and easily. Dobby looms appealed to artisan and craft weavers producing fabrics for individual customers, specialty shops, or art fairs.
Artifact
Dobby loom
Date Made
1997
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Weaving Shop (Cotton Gin Mill)
Object ID
2017.84.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum, donated to ATHM by Charlotte Williams.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
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