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	Topics Shuttle (weaving) Topic Home A shuttle is a tool designed to neatly and compactly store weftWeft Weft or woof is the yarn which is shuttled back and forth across the warp to create a woven fabric.... yarn while weavingWeaving Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn made of fiber called the warp ... . Shuttles are thrown or passed back and forth through the shedShed (weaving) In weaving, the shed is the area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.... , between the yarn threads of the warpWarp (weaving) The warp is the set of lengthwise threads attached to a loom before weaving begins.... in order to weave in the weft. The simplest shuttles, known as "stick shuttles", are made from a flat, narrow piece of wood with notches on the ends to hold the weft yarn. More complicated shuttles may incorporate bobbinBobbin A bobbin is a spindle or cylinder, with or without flanges, on which wire, yarn, thread or film is wound.... s. In the silk weaving sheds in Macclesfield,UK the weft was wound onto a "quill" or "pirn" which was then inserted into the shuttle. Shuttles are often made of wood from the Flowering DogwoodFlowering Dogwood The Flowering Dogwood is a showy small tree native to eastern and southeastern North America, where it is also one of the mo... because it is so hard, resists splintering, and can be polished to a very smooth finish. Originally shuttles were passed back and forth by hand. However in 1733 John KayJohn Kay (flying shuttle) John Kay was the inventor of the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution.... invented a loom which incorporated a flying shuttleFlying shuttle The flying shuttle was developed by John Kay in 1733, and was one of the key developments in weaving that helped fuel the In... . This shuttle could be thrown through the warp which allowed much wider cloth to be woven much more quickly and made the development of machine looms much simpler. External links