A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.

plural of heddle

To thread each strand of the warp through the eye of a heddle.

present participle of heddle

simple past tense and past participle of heddle

(of a loom, usually in combination) That uses heddles.

A hooked implement used to thread a strand of the warp through the eye of a heddle.

plural of heddle hook

A type of heddle, either premade or makeshift, used when a thread is skipped or breaks, or to replace a broken heddle.

plural of repair heddle