Exploitation of Works of Nature, Vol. 1

Illustration of the Flowered Loom

A detailed woodcut illustration of a traditional Chinese drawloom, or huaji flowered loom. Two operators are shown: one seated atop the hualou flower tower manipulating the pattern threads, and another seated at the base operating the shuttle. The loom is set over a pit to accommodate the weaver's legs and lower mechanical parts.

Flower tower

Iron bell

Crow-wing-shaped guide

Supporting timber

Gate tower

Pattern disk

Pit

Pattern disk legs

Pit

The baotouji head-wrapping machine here does not slope downwards and is installed with two legs