There also is a difference between hand loomed and hand woven that can confuse the public. Hand woven means one person sitting at a loom, weaving the cloth. Hand loomed means that the loom was set up by hand and then woven by mechanization.

However, the deception can go farther. Some unscrupulous vendors will put the handwoven mark on their tags when the entire process is mechanized. There is no craft involved. Caveat emptor!