A loom is a machine or device for [?] thread or yarn into [?]. Looms can range from very small hand-held frames, to large free-standing hand looms, to huge automatic mechanical devices. The ancient Egyptians and Chinese used looms as early as 4000 BC. In practice, the basic purpose of any loom is to hold the [?] threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the [?] threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but the basic function is the same.

[?] is the textile art in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads, are interlaced with each other to form a fabric or cloth. The threads run lengthways of the piece of cloth, and the runs across from side to side. The manner in which the [?] and filling threads interlace with each other gives us the three basic weaves: [?], [?] and [?], and the majority of woven products are created with one of these weaves.