Reed(s) Part

A yarn is threaded from items called bobbins through three reeds which are metal combs. The reeds push the last weft thread against the previous threads which creates a woven cloth. The reed is helped to beat-up the picks of weft by a let-off mechanism. There are spaces within the reeds called dents and the amount of dents for every inch can change depending on the type of cloth being woven. Whitchurch Silk Mill usually uses reeds between 56 and 70 dents for every inch. An item called a take-up roller/cloth beam is where this cloth is gathered once completed. The reed moves the lowest gear in a take-up mechanism as well because of it moving forwards and backwards.