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- AVL Compu-Dobby Workshop Loom, 2015 - Dobby looms combine handcraft with advanced technology. This loom's dobby -- the mechanism that creates the weaving pattern -- is controlled by an attached computer running a weaving software program. It is a small, portable loom, designed to break down easily for travel to and from weaving workshops. Products might include narrow textiles such as scarves or table runners.
- 2015
- Collections - Artifact
AVL Compu-Dobby Workshop Loom, 2015
Dobby looms combine handcraft with advanced technology. This loom's dobby -- the mechanism that creates the weaving pattern -- is controlled by an attached computer running a weaving software program. It is a small, portable loom, designed to break down easily for travel to and from weaving workshops. Products might include narrow textiles such as scarves or table runners.
- 24-Harness Dobby Loom, 1997 - 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.
- 1997
- Collections - Artifact
24-Harness Dobby Loom, 1997
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.