Slanted Treadle Loom

Invented in China, the slant loom is equipped with treadles was widely used in the Han dynasty. Based on extensive study of generous Han stone relief carvings, and especially aided by a glazed Han ceramic loom, researchers concluded that it was a two-treadle single heddle plain weave loom that already employed the principle of tension compensation. This type of loom long vanished in the course of history, has now been successfully reconstructed. It was the kind of loom that quite possibly reflected the true level of technology at that time.