Weaving Shuttle

Two vintage Draper Tru-Flight shuttles in very good condition, both about 16" long end to end.

Choosing the right shuttle when starting your next weaving project can make or break your experience—and sometimes affect your selvedges too! In this blog post, Amanda Rataj shares some of the things she considers when choosing what shuttle to use.

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A flying shuttle, used in the textile industry to pull thread (weft) horizontally across longitudinal threads (the warp) on a weaving frame. The device was invented by John Kay in 1733 and greatly speeded...

In 1733, John Kay invented the flying shuttle, an improvement to looms that enabled weavers to weave faster and contributed to the Industrial Revolution.

Hand Carved Shuttle / Weaving Shuttle / Work Room / African Wood / Walnut

The flying shuttle is a machine that represented an important step toward automatic weaving . It was invented by John Kay in 1733. In previous looms, the shuttle was thrown, or passed, through the threads by hand, and wide fabrics required two weavers seated side by side passing the shuttle between them. Kay mounted his shuttle on wheels in a track and used paddles to shoot the shuttle from side to side when the weaver jerked a cord. Using the flying shuttle, one weaver could weave fabrics…