backstrap loom

[ bak-strap ]

noun

1. a simple horizontal loom, used especially in Central and South America, on which one of two beams holding the warp yarn is attached to a strap that passes across the weaver's back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of backstrap loom¹

back ¹ + strap

Example Sentences

In her spare time, she weaves colorful huipiles with motifs of birds and flowers on a backstrap loom.

From New York Times

"We need people to understand this is not a mass process," Original board member Hilan Cruz, a backstrap loom artisan from Puebla state, told Reuters.

From Reuters

Among the highlights: Indigenous weavers from Peru will guide participants through traditional pompom and tassel making, while an artisan from the Peruvian Andes will teaches attendees how to use and create with a backstrap loom.

From Washington Post

Artisans from Cusco, Peru, began the weaving on the backstrap loom sent to participants.

From Washington Post

A Mexican Day of the Dead figure with a backstrap loom, made in the 1950s.

From New York Times