Tab, A raised, straight strip about ¾ in. wide and 6-8 in. long cut into the steel collar (which is shrunk into the neck of the steel cylinder) and finally copper coated. Its purpose is to provide a key for locking in the mandrel.
Tabby, Plain weave and ground weave for a pattern weave.
Tabby weave, The simplest basic interlacing of warp and weft threads in a one-over-one-under plain weave.
Tablet weaving, A band weaving process in which warps are threaded through holes punched in tablets or cards which are turned to create shed openings for the weft to pass through.
Tacchan, Carpenter belonging to the Kanmalan community of artisans in the South
Tada Patra, Tada Patra is also known as tala or tali, and is a type of palm tree that was used for writing manuscripts in South India before paper was introduced. According to Al Biruni, it was used in sheets the lenght of one yard and as broad as three fingers, one put beside the other. They bind a book of there leaves together by a cord on which they are arranged, the cord going though all the leaves by a hole in the middle of each. They write the title of the book at the end of it, not at the beginning. In this way it is similar to the prayers books found in Sumatra and Incan Pictorial travel narratives, both of which are loosely bound books.