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← HistoryWithin Byzantine silk weaving guilds, which consequence occurs when throwing sheds accumulate excessively, inhibiting loom operation?
A)Reduced silk tensile strength develops
B)Warp thread breakage risk increases✓
C)Dye uptake uniformity decreases
D)Raw material transportation delays
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Excessive shed accumulation obstructs heddle movement, therefore increasing tension on individual warp threads due to restricted pathway formation in the weaving process, raising warp thread breakage risk rather than affecting aspects like dye uptake because the physical stress dominates.
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