shuttle

Also known as bobbin shuttle, Weaving Shuttle, weaver's shuttle, weavers shuttle, boat shuttle, nef, weaving shuttle

tool designed to neatly and compactly store a holder that carries the thread of the weft yarn while weaving with a loom

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Shuttle with bobbin A shuttle is a tool designed to neatly and compactly store a holder that carries the thread of the weft yarn while weaving with a loom. Shuttles are thrown or passed back and forth through the shed, between the yarn threads of the warp in order to weave in the weft.

The simplest shuttles, known as "stick shuttles", are made from a flat, narrow piece of wood with notches on the ends to hold the weft yarn. More complicated shuttles incorporate bobbins or pirns.