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[Fiber tools: tape loom]

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Title	[Fiber tools: tape loom]
Creator	unknown
Medium of Original	artifacts
Date of Orginal	1800/1900
Dimensions	12" x 11" x 8.25"
Description	This 1800s-era tape loom is a smaller version of the coverlet loom and was used to make tape or belts, which were used in harnesses and saddles, among other things. The metal reed which leans against the end of the loom is 3 inches wide and allows for 12 threads per inch or EPI, ends per inch. Rollers or beams in the front and back have materials to which the warp was attached. The creator of this loom is unknown.
Subject - Craft	Looms -- Appalachian Region, Southern Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	textiles
Time Period	pre-1890 1890s
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Southern Highland Craft Guild Records. Permanent collection.
Inventory Number	SHCG_PC_1988_1282
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Southern Highland Craft Guild Archives, Asheville, NC 28815
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723