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woof is forced down by pressure with a fork or byjthe 
blow of a batten stick. The weaving is peculiar in that 
the woof strands of a particular color are not carried 
entirely across the blanket, but only as far as that color 
isrequired for the design. They are then dropped and 
another color is taken up. 
In plain weaving the warp is divided into two 
divisions or sheds by attaching alternate threads}by 
means of loops of yarn to two small sticks. The sheds 
Navajo Belt Loom. 
or sets of warp strands are separated by pushing down 
a small rod and twisting the batten stick and crossed 
by pulling up on the stick to which the loopsare attached. 
Diagonal weaving is done by making three instead of 
two sheds. By this means every third strand of the 
warp can be lifted and a raised pattern is made with a 
slope to one side or the other. By reversing the 
direction of this slope, diamonds are produced. ‘This 
style of weaving is used particularly in saddle blankets. 
Sashes are woven on a similar loom which, since it is 
small, is stretched on a forked stick or by fastening one 
end to a tree and the other to the waist of the weaver. 
