“Krefeld has the smallest loom in the world” was one of the headings in the Rheinische Post newspaper on 28th September. “This work of art was created by Rainer Bartelsheim and can now be seen at Haus der Seidenkultur (HdS)”, wrote the WZ newspaper on the same day. The gem is hardly larger than a packet of cigarettes and that makes it a sensation which is now on show in the museum in Luisenstraße 15. The museum is extremely proud to have received this donation. In the RP newspaper HdS press spokesman Dieter Brenner said: “This is our second unique attribute”. And: “The first is the fact that we have the only preserved Jacquard weaving workshop in Europe still at the authentic location”. WDR television also broadcast a report of the event in the programme “Lokalzeit”. After all, the smallest loom in the world is also mentioned in the Guiness Book of Records.
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/krefeld/krefeld-hat-kleinsten-webstuhl-der-welt-aid-1.7110472
http://www.mein-krefeld.de/die-stadt/kleinster-webstuhl-der-welt-steht-in-krefeld-aid-1.7109548