Power loom

High school (ages 12+)
Making & Design

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/power-loom

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the inventor?Edmund Cartwright is credited with patenting the first power loom
2. What is the year of patent?1785
3. What is a power loom and why is it amazing?A power loom is a machine that weaves cloth very fast, turning a slow hand job into a quick factory job. It can make clothes for many people in a short time.
4. Who invented the power loom and when?Edmund Cartwright invented the power loom and got a patent for it in 1785.

Shedding: The process of creating an opening between warp threads for the weft to pass through.
Picking: The action of inserting the weft thread through the shed of warp threads.
Beating: The process of pushing the weft thread tightly against the woven fabric.
Textile Manufacturing: The industry involved in the production of fabrics and clothing.