The backstrap loom is such a simple piece of equipment that anyone with interest and a little dedication can make one for very little cost. However, this loom can be rolled up, weaving and all, and taken almost anywhere. Also, every weaving on the backstrap loom needs to be set up individually. Very stretchy and/or fuzzy yarns are difficult to work with on a backstrap loom. The weaving width on a backstrap loom is limited to how far a weaver can reach while strapped into the loom. There are plusses and minuses to weaving on a backstrap loom. More mechanized looms like treadle looms and rigid heddle looms are much more limited in weave structures because of their mechanizations. Because the loom is so simple, there are infinite levels of intricacy that are possible. Both simple and complex textiles can be woven on the backstrap loom. The simple technology of the backstrap loom, consisting of not much more than sticks, yarn and the weavers’ body itself, is deceptively primitive. Backstrap looms, indeed, have been used throughout the world, and very early in human history. Backstrap looms were used by the ancient Maya the fact that the ancestors of these ancient Maya still use backstrap looms today speaks to this loom’s functionality and importance. It is thought that early treadle looms of China evolved from the original backstrap loom.
It is known that weaving predates pottery. Cloth and looms are made of materials that easily disintegrate over time, so archeologists can only guess at the beginnings of this craft. However, it really is not known whether or not humans wove even earlier than that. It is known that humans were weaving cloth in the Stone Age in the earliest agricultural villages.
It is considered, along with a simple frame loom, to be one of the original looms with which humans made cloth. The backstrap loom is an ancient technology.
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