Shuttle (weaving)

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Shuttle: a weaving tool that carries the weft thread as you weave on a loom. It is passed back and forth through the shed, between warp threads, to insert the weft. The simplest shuttles are stick shuttles—a flat, narrow piece of wood with notches at the ends to hold the weft yarn. More complex shuttles use a bobbin or pirn to hold more thread. In the United States, shuttles are often made from flowering dogwood because it is hard, resists splintering, and can be polished to a very smooth finish. In the United Kingdom, shuttles were usually made from boxwood, cornel, or persimmon.