Different Types of Loom

There are various types of loom available for producing different kinds of fabric. These kind of looms can be classified into 3 categories

• Conventional Loom
• Handloom
• Plain Loom
• Jacquard Loom
• Twill Loom
• Dobby Loom

• Automatic Loom
• Modern Loom
• Rapier Loom
• Projectile Loom 
• Air Jet Loom
• Water Jet Loom

• Special Loom
• Shuttle Loom
• Shuttless Loom

What is Loom and Handloom ?

Loom is a  hand driven mechanical or power driven  electrical device  used to weaving  cloth containing harness, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles  etc.

Handloom,  a hand driven device along with those hybrid loom which require manual intervention in any of its process.