卧机
Reclining Looms

卧机是我国古代踏板织机中的一种重要类型。其基本特征是机身倾斜，单综单蹑，依靠腰部来控制张力。卧机一般可分为不采用张力补偿装置的直提式卧机和采用张力补偿装置的提压式卧机两类。两类织机都能在我国的少数民族地区找到。卧机由原始腰机经梯架式织机演变而来，至汉代已见应用，到元明时期则遍于全国各地。卧机还在汉魏时期传入东亚地区，对周边国家的纺织业发展作出了较大的贡献。

The use of a foot treadle in operating the heddle for alternating the sheds is the most distinctive feature of a reclining loom. The use of a foot treadle in operating the heddle for alternating the sheds is the most distinctive feature of the reclining loom. Another improvement seen on this loom is the way the warp beam is fixed to the frame, while the cloth beam is strapped around the back of the weaver. This type of loom first appeared during the Han dynasty and spread to Southeast Asia around the 3rd century CE.