noun
- Plural of heddle; loops or cords in a loom that hold and guide warp threads during weaving.
Usage: textile/weaving term; usually used in plural
Examples
- The weaver threaded each warp thread through the heddles carefully.
- Heddles allow the loom to raise and lower groups of threads in a controlled pattern.
- The loom's heddles were made of strong cord to withstand repeated use.
- She adjusted the heddles to create the desired weave pattern.