1. He was a hand-loom weaver then, a real craftsman.

2. Hand-loom weavers in the various textile manufactures were the most ubiquitous of manufacturing workers.

3. During the decline of hand-loom weaving, more and more families were brought under the necessity of working longer hours.

4. In the countryside of North Armagh the smallholder was dominant and most of the smallholders were handloom weavers.

5. Technological change has destroyed all sorts of once-popular products, from the handloom to the Walkman, and the world has mostly been better for it.

6. Irene asked her doting husband if he would build her a handloom.