Loom weight made from a lump of steatite, from Jarlshof

Loom weight made from a lump of steatite, from Jarlshof

Loom weight made from a lump of steatite, from Jarlshof

Loom weight made from a lump of steatite, from Jarlshof

Steatite loom weight with top cut thinner for perforation, from Jarlshof

Steatite loom weight from Jarlshof

Cone or loom weight

Working model of an improved ribbon loom with a new adjustment for changing the pattern on the loom, with three pieces of narrow ribbon in process of weaving

Hand weaving loom, weaving a length of Hunting Stewart tartan

Silk weaving loom with a Jacquard attachment, with a silk scarf on the machine in the process of manufacture, probably made by Joseph Hood of Newmilns, Ayrshire

Back-strap loom of wood, with roll of striped elm bark cloth: Japan, Hokkaido, Ainu, 19th to early 20th century

Backstrap for loom (ishitomushni), curved oblong of wood, carved with symmetrical abstract designs, cord and bone toggle, worn behind weaver's waist to give tension to loom: Japan, Hokkaido, Ainu, 19th to early 20th century

Hand weaving loom of wood and cane with weaving sample, collected by David Livingstone: Eastern Africa, Mozambique or Malawi, Mangan'ja people

Part of a model of an Indian woollen carpet (ghaleshu) loom, to a scale of 2 inches to 1 foot: South Asia, India, Bihar, Patna, 1815 - 1821

Part of a model of an Indian woollen carpet (ghaleshu) loom, to a scale of 2 inches to 1 foot: South Asia, India, Bihar, Patna, 1815 - 1821

Part of a model of an Indian woollen carpet (ghaleshu) loom, to a scale of 2 inches to 1 foot: South Asia, India, Bihar, Patna, 1815 - 1821