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Power loom Murphy, William S, (1910), The Textile Industries: A Practical Guide to Fibres, Yarns and Fabrics in Every Branch of Textile Manufacture (including preparation of Fibres Spinning and doubling, designing, weaving, bleaching, printing, dying and finishing, vol 4, The Gresham Publishing Company, London, p.172-3 (image courtesy of Gresham publishing) 14
Identifying weaves Basic Weaves Twill Weave Twill weaves can be identified by the marked diagonal movement across the cloth created by the sequencing of the weft threads which cross the warps at evenly off-set, vertical intervals (from left to right or from right to left). The sequencing of interlacing can vary - this diagram Plain Weave (a.k.a Tabby Weave) The simplest and most universal weave. Produced by passing the weft across the warp twice. On the outward journey it passes over all the odd warps and under the evens: on its return it passes over the evens and under the odds. Texture can be added by way of textured yarn or using different colour threads (warp or weft) to produce checks or stripes. [Source: JH] shows a 3/1 twill which has three wefts passing behind one warp before it is bound in place by the fourth front cross of the weft. Denim is the most well-known example of a twill weave. Satin Weave The smooth shiny surface of a satin weave is created by the large surface area of exposed warp threads which are intermittently bound on only every fourth cross of the weft (four under, one over). This sequence can be reversed so that the weft threads form the dominant surface area of the fabric (four over, one under) though this type of weave is called „sateen‟. Satin weaves are frequently used in combination with other weaves to form „figured‟ cloths. Figured cloths are woven in one colour with pattern created solely by the use of different textured weaves, for example damask. All diagrams, courtesy of Caroline Rendell, from, The National Trust Manual of Housekeeping, Butterworth Heinemann, 2006, p.405 15
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