I visited a store in Tokyo called Aoyama Square that carries a variety of crafts from Japanese artisans (their website and youtube channel is a great place to learn a bit about some Japanese folk crafts and art). They happened to be offering an experience for guests to try Omi Jofu (ramie) weaving, which I had been interested in for a long time! Thank you to Yamaguchi-sensei for teaching me both here and at the Omi Jofu Traditional Crafts Center in Shiga Prefecture.
In this video you can see fairly well how the mechanism of the Japanese-style koshi-bata (backstrap loom) works. The two warp sheds are separated while in a static position (due to how the loom is dressed), and by controlling the tension with the backstrap, and the heddles with the rope attached to the foot, the lower shed can be raised and the next row inserted. The shuttle used also works as a beater.
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