Shou, LouPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2020-08-242020-08-241913C-89http://hdl.handle.net/1885/207996The weft thread runs horizontally in a piece of woven material. It is produced by running off threads from several reels situated at floor level on to a large reel which is manipulated at body level.35mmslideb&wen-AUChinadaily lifediagrams & drawingsbook scanSilk manufacture and trade: Making the weft thread2020-08-24This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.