10/10/2023
HISTORY OF THE FIRST LOOMS
The history of weaving began in 1550 BC. in Egypt, weavers noticed that everything could be improved and make the spinning process easier. A method for separating the threads was invented – remez. A remez is a rod made of wood, with even threads of the base tied to it, and odd threads hung freely. The work thereby became twice as fast, but still remained very time-consuming.
The search for simplifying the production of fabric continued, and around 1000 BC, a flat machine was invented, where remeses already separated even and odd warp threads. The work went dozens of times faster. At this stage, it was no longer weaving, but weaving, it became possible to obtain a variety of interweaving threads. Further, new changes were made to the loom, for example, the movement of the remez was controlled by pedals, and the weaver's hands remained free, but fundamental changes in the weaving technique began in the 18th century.
In 1580, Anton Moller improved the loom for weaving - now it was possible to produce several pieces of cloth on it. In 1678, the French inventor de Gennes created a new machine, but it did not receive much distribution.
And in 1733, the Englishman John Kay created the first mechanical shuttle for a manual machine. Now there was no need to manually transfer the shuttle, and now it was possible to receive wide strips of matter, the machine was already serviced by one person.
