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Fig.3a. Loom of Meghwal community. Continuous goat hair warp, no reed. Two weavers sit on either side of the loom. There is no pit. The weft yarn is wrapped around a stick about 2 1/2' in length. This is slipped through each shed as it is formed. The single shaft consists of a series of heddles passing through every alternate end. This is mounted on a heddle rod balanced on two sets of longitudinal poles. The upper rod slides alongwith its stand as weaving progresses. The weavers also move forward as weaving advances