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Shuttle Loom Weaving
Okayama / Japan
The pre-1960s technology — the shuttle carries the weft yarn across the warp, creates the self-edge (selvedge), and produces denim with character that projectile looms cannot replicate. Most Japanese.
Best for — pre-1960s technology, self-edge creation, Toyoda looms, character.
N/A (technique).
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