A dictionary entry on the needle-loom, a loom in which the weft is carried through the shed by an eye-pointed needle instead of a shuttle, and is the usual form for narrow wares such as ribbons, tapes and bindings. It describes how the weft loop is locked at the selvage by a shuttle and its thread, and gives mechanical details of Earnshaw's, Robjohn's and Jackson and Merrill's needle-looms. Two line drawings illustrate the Earnshaw and Robjohn looms.