Kente Cloth Complete: 10 Skills in 90 Seconds
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The Narrow-Strip Loom: How Kente Is Woven
What is the weaver's foot pedal called, and what does it do?
The foot pedal is called a treadle. It raises or lowers alternating sets of warp threads to open a gap — the shed — through which the weft thread passes.
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