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weft [weft] N TEXTIL

weft

纬 wěi

weft

纬纱 wěishā

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When the weft is floating on the back, this is known as a continuous brocade; the supplementary weft runs from selvage to selvage. en.wikipedia.org

When the end of a color boundary is reached, the weft yarn is wound back from the boundary point. en.wikipedia.org

Silk was used in weft designs and in the borders, whereas cotton was used in the body of the fabric. en.wikipedia.org

The word selvedge is derived from "self-edge", the edge of the cloth where the weft is turned back as it returns through the shed. en.wikipedia.org

The jenny produced a lightly twisted yarn only suitable for weft, not warp. en.wikipedia.org

Modern sails are designed so that either the warp or weft of the cloth is perpendicular to the leech. en.wikipedia.org

The knots are secured with (usually one to four) rows of weft. en.wikipedia.org

The warp and weft are usually of the same material. en.wikipedia.org

This will brake the loom, if the weft thread breaks. en.wikipedia.org

It is made by passing the weft threads over one warp thread and then under two or more warp threads. en.wikipedia.org

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