I believe that balanced plain weave and even-weave are the same things, and could be merged into a more general article called "Balanced fabric" or "Balanced weave" so that it also includes non plain weaves such as balanced twill. Does anyone have any input on how/whether they should be merged?
Quick google searching leads me to believe that "even-weave" is more of an embroidery term (to refer to the background material), whereas "balanced plain weave" is more of a weaving term. Both seem to mean fabric where the warp and weft are the same size and have the same spacing.
I checked my collection of weaving books, and they all mention "balanced" weave:
- In The Structure of Weaving (1982), Ann Sutton discusses balanced cloth: "The same sett, with the same yarn in warp and weft produces a balanced cloth. When the setts are unbalanced the behaviour of the cloth and often its colour are affected."[1]
- In Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom (2015), Syne Mitchell discusses the "face" of woven fabric: "warp-dominant fabric", "weft-dominant fabric", and "balanced fabric".[2]
- In New Key to Weaving (1957), Mary E. Black discusses balanced weaves as a subset of plain weaves, and also refers to them as "50/50 plain webs". She contrasts this with "unbalanced weaves in which warp and weft differ in size".[3]
- When talking about plain weave, the "Basic Weaves" article on Encyclopædia Britannica states: "When warp and weft yarns are approximately equal in size and quantity, the finished fabric is balanced and potentially stronger than cloth made of the same kind and number of warp and weft yarns in any other basic weave."[4]
- Heddles (talk) 23:01, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
References
Sutton, Ann (1982). The Structure of Weaving. London: Hutchinson. p. 9. ISBN 0091495008. Mitchell, Syne (2015). Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom. Storey Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 9781603429726. Black, Mary E. (1957). New Key to Weaving: A Textbook of Hand Weaving for the Beginning Weaver. New York: The Bruce Publishing Company. pp. 51–52. LCCN 57-12564.
I agree. Thank you for your good research. Make it so I say, and I definitely suggest adding your citations to the article. You could copy portions or the entirety of this article and add them to the article for “Even-weave”, then have “Balanced plain weave” redirect there. Actually, I prefer your idea of “Balanced Fabric” being the title. The beginning of the article could begin thusly, “Even-weave, or balanced plain weave, fabric is any textile where the warp and weft are of the same size.” That definition (which could use some clarifying) is currently tagged[citation needed] since March 2016. We can certainly take care of that.
You might also consider the following found online from "The Textile Research Center" which has the following definition:
“Even Weave
The term even weave, or balanced weave, indicates that the size and spacing of the warp threads are more or less the same as those of the weft threads. So there might be, for example, ten warp threads per cm and ten weft threads per cm.“[1]
That might be considered a secondary source, but it does provide its own citation primary source.[2]
- User:Wellesradio (talk) 25 July 2019
"Even Weave". The Textile Research Center. Retrieved 25 July 2019. Burnham, Dorothy (1980). Warp and Weft: A Textile Terminology. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum. p. 1.
