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List of definitions of terms and concepts used in weaving From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This page is a glossary of weaving.

Useful stuff Potential articles Notes Notes2 Notes3

A

air-jet loom
Main article: Air-jet loom
A shuttleless loom that uses a jet of air to propel the weft yarn through the warp shed.[1]

B

A Timorese woman weaving on a back-strap loom in Dili, East Timor
backstrap loom
Main article: Loom § Backstrap loom

Also belt loom

A simple loom with ancient origin that consists of a warp stretched between two bars, one of which is attached to a fixed object and the other to the weaver, usually by means of a strap around the weaver's back.[2]
band weaving
Main article: Band weaving
The hand production of narrow woven fabric on a variety of types of looms, including inkle, band, tape, backstrap, and rigid heddle looms.
basketweave
Main article: Basketweave
batten
Another name for beater
bead weaving
Main article: Bead weaving

Also loom beading

A set of techniques for weaving sheets and objects of seed beads, either on-loom or off-loom.[3]
beater
Main article: Beater (weaving)

Also batten

A weaving tool designed to push the weft yarn securely into place. This can take the form of a swinging frame and reed attached to the loom, or a separate tool such as a sword beater.[4]

C

caning
Main article: Caning (furniture)
The craft of weaving seats for chairs and other wood-framed furniture.[5]
cotton mill
Main article: Cotton mill
A building that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton.[6]

F

fingerweaving
Main article: Fingerweaving
A form of weaving that does not use a loom.
flying shuttle
Main article: Flying shuttle

I

inkle Loom
Main article: Band weaving § Inkle

J

Punched cards used to control the weaving pattern in a Jacquard loom.
Jacquard machine
Main article: Jacquard machine

Also Jacquard loom

A device fitted to a loom to control individual warp yarns, allowing the production of complex patterns as brocade, damask and matelassé. The device and loom together are called a Jacquard loom.

P

pile
Main article: Pile (textile)
pin weaving
Main article: Pin weaving

Also pin loom

A form of small-scale weaving traditionally done on a frame made of pins.
power loom
Main article: Power loom

R

rapier loom
Main article: Rapier loom
A shuttleless weaving loom in which fingerlike carriers, called rapiers, are used to insert the weft across the shed.[7]

S

selvage
Main article: Selvage

Also selvedge

The edge of a woven fabric that runs parallel to the warp. It is where the weft exits the shed, reverses, and re-enters the next shed.

For the related term in knitting, see selvage (knitting)
A wooden sword beater
sword beater

Also beater

A flat stick used to beat in the weft.

W

warp
Main article: Warp (weaving)
The set of yarns held under tension on a frame or loom.
weaver
Main article: Weaver (occupation)
One who practices the craft of weaving.
weaving shed
Main article: Weaving shed
weft
Main article: Weft

Also called woof or fill

The yarn, or other textile, that is inserted over and under the warp threads using a shuttle, air jet, or by hand.
wicker
Main article: Wicker

Y

yarn
Main article: Yarn

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