A temple is an adjustable stretcher used on a loom to keep a woven fabric at a constant width and improve the quality of its edges. Weaving draws a fabric narrower as the weft interlaces with the warp; a temple counters this draw-in by holding the cloth at its intended width with sharp prongs set into the fabric at each edge, which lets weft pack in more evenly and reduces warp thread breakage from friction in the reed. Temples come in metal and wood, both with an adjustable-length shaft; wooden temples are lighter with straight, fine teeth, while metal temples carry wider, angled teeth better suited to gripping the thick edges of heavier fabric such as rugs. The tool is moved forward periodically to stay close to the fell, the edge where the weaving is actually taking place.
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The source documents the temple's present-day function and its two current forms, wood and metal, but gives no first-use date for the tool. OriginTemples are made in two forms: wooden temples are lighter, with straight, fine teeth, while metal temples carry wider, angled teeth better suited to gripping the thick edges of heavier fabric, which is why metal temples are the type usually recommended for rug weaving. 1 Connections
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Temple (Weaving) is used in Weaving.
Source Temple (weaving) (Wikipedia)
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The teeth on metal temples are angled and are wider at the base than the teeth on wooden temples.
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Temples prevent this decrease by keeping fabrics at a fixed width, thus requiring more weft to enter the weave with each pass of the shuttle.
Used In: Weaving, Lead section
A temple is an adjustable stretcher used on a loom to maintain the width and improve the edges of the woven fabric.
In Group: Loom Parts and Attachments, Lead section
A temple is an adjustable stretcher used on a loom to maintain the width and improve the edges of the woven fabric.
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