A hand loom and the making of the heddle
Notes on warping and on weaving threads two braccia long
The page shows a hand loom (telaio a mano) drawn in red chalk, with its heddle (liccio) labelled. Leonardo notes that the threads to be woven should be two braccia long, and indicates how the warp is to be set up. A second small element is sketched at the right.
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Hand loom with its heddle (liccio)
A rectangular loom frame is drawn with its uprights and cross-bars, the heddle labelled liccio. The apparatus holds the warp threads through which the weft is passed.
Warp threads and how to set the warp
Leonardo specifies that the threads to be woven must be two braccia long, and adds a note on how the warp is to be arranged (ordire). These practical measures accompany the loom drawing.