Flowers a follower put on weaving machinery (6)
I believe the answer is:
blooms
'flowers' is the definition.
('bloom' can be a synonym of 'flower')
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for blooms that I've seen before include "comes out" , "Flowers" , "Flourishes" , "Develops" .)