Abstract: The reed is intended for looms having a guiding channel for a weft thread inserter and includes a plurality of plates interconnected at their bottom parts and each having a recess. The recesses of the plates jointly define the open guiding channel for a moving weft inserter and for leading out the weft or filling thread. At their portions outside the shed the plates have projections or lugs extending toward the adjacent plates and spaced therefrom. This provides for keeping stable the dimensions of the guiding channel as the weft inserter moves therealong, and also facilitates threading of the warp through the reed.