1 Samuel 17:7 - "And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and his shield-bearer went before him."

Job 7:6 - "My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and come to their end without hope."

Weaving is the process of making a fabric by interlacing two or more sets of yarn at right angles to each other. The lengthwise set is called the warf; the crosswise is the weft. Before any weaving can be done, the warp yarns must be stretched on the loom, or weaving frame, so that they are even, parallel, and taut.

The most primitive loom was probably the branch of a tree, from which the warp threads were hung, with a stone tied on the end of each thread to hold it in place. Next came the loom consisting of two sticks between whi…