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weaving -> Types of Woven Fabrics Woven fabrics are classified as to weave or structure according to the manner in which warp and weft cross each other. The
three fundamental weaves, of which others are variations, are the plain, twill, and satin. In plain weave, also known as calico,
tabby, taffeta, or homespun weaves, the weft passes over alternate w...
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weaving weaving,the art of forming a fabric by interlacing at right angles two or more sets of yarn or other material. It is one
of the most ancient fundamental arts, as indicated by archaeological evidence. Discoveries in the early 1990s in the Czech
Republic point to an origin in the Paleolithic periodsome 27,000 years ago....
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weaving -> The Weaving Process The first step in weaving is to stretch the warp, or longitudinal, yarns, which must be very strong. The weft, woof, or filling
crosses the warp, binding the warp threads at either side to form the selvage. The three essential steps after the warp is
stretched are: shedding, or raising every alternate warp yarn or set ...
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tapestry -> History Antique specimens of tapestry weaving include a few surviving from Egypt of 1500 BC and Coptic tapestries made from the 4th
to 8th cent. AD The Incas of Peru produced beautiful specimens, some of which date back to the pre-Columbian era. Ancient
Chinese tapestries, k'o ssu, were made of light, thin silks, often interwo...
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silk -> History Sericulture (the culture of the silkworm) and the weaving of silk have been practiced in China from a remote period. Legend
dates this back to 2640 BC, to Empress Si Ling-chi, who not only encouraged the culture of the silkworm but also developed
the process of reeling from the cocoon. This was a closely guarded secret...
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velvet velvet,fabric having a soft, thick, short pile, usually of silk, and a plain twill or satin weave ground. The pile surface
is formed by weaving an extra set of warp threads that are looped over wires as in Wilton carpet, the rods being withdrawn
after the weft thread is placed, leaving a row of loops or tufts across t...
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textiles -> Types of Textiles Textiles are classified according to their component fibers into silk, wool, linen, cotton, such synthetic fibers as rayon,
nylon, and polyesters, and some inorganic fibers, such as cloth of gold, glass fiber, and asbestos cloth. They are also classified
as to their structure or weave, according to the manner in which ...
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loom loom,frame or machine used for weaving; there is evidence that the loom has been in use since 4400 BC Modern looms are of
two types, those with a shuttle (the part that carries the weft through the shed) and those without; the latter draw the weft
from a stationary supply. There are basically three kinds of shuttlele...
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cloth of gold cloth of gold,fabric woven wholly or partly of gold threads. From remote times gold has been used as material for weaving
either alone or with other fibers. In India tapestries were made from gold threads as fine as silk. Cloth of gold was woven
on Byzantine looms from the 7th to the 9th cent. and on those of Sicily, ...
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basketry basketry,art of weaving or coiling and sewing flexible materials to form vessels or other commodities. The materials used
include twigs, roots, strips of hide, splints, osier willows, bamboo splits, cane or rattan, raffia, grasses, straw, and crepe
paper. Discoveries in the W United States indicate that the use of cla...
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