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  2. Reed (weaving) - Wikipedia

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    The width of the reed sets the maximum width of the warp. [4] Common reed sizes for the hand-weaver are 6, 8, 10, 12, or 15 dents per inch, although sizes between 5 and 24 are not uncommon. [9] A reed with a larger number of dents per inch is generally used to weave finer fabric with a larger number of ends per inch. Because it is used to beat ...

  3. Weaving - Wikipedia

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    Weaving pattern cards used by Skye Weavers, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The rapier-type weaving machines do not have shuttles, they propel cut lengths of weft by means of small grippers or rapiers that pick up the filling thread and carry it halfway across the loom where another rapier picks it up and pulls it the rest of the way. [6]

  4. Brood parasitism - Wikipedia

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    Brood parasitism is a subclass of parasitism and phenomenon and behavioural pattern of animals that rely on others to raise their young. The strategy appears among birds , insects and fish . The brood parasite manipulates a host , either of the same or of another species, to raise its young as if it were its own, usually using egg mimicry ...

  5. Balanced fabric - Wikipedia

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    A balanced plain weave is a fabric in which the warp threads and the weft threads are equally spaced, and are identical or similar in size. [1]: 76 In addition to the same sett, the yarn is the same in the warp and weft. [2] The term can be used for a tabby weave [1]: 86 or a basketweave. [1]: 88

  6. Reed - Wikipedia

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    Reed and Stem, former architecture firm St. Paul, Minnesota; Reed Arena, a sports arena in College Station, Texas; Reed College, Portland, Oregon Reed Research Reactor, a research nuclear reactor at the college; Reed, Portland, Oregon, the surrounding neighborhood; Reed-Custer High School, in Braidwood, Illinois; Reed Elsevier, a publishing company

  7. Dobby (cloth) - Wikipedia

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    Dobby, or dobbie, is a woven fabric produced on the dobby loom, characterised by small geometric patterns and extra texture in the cloth. [1] The warp and weft threads may be the same colour or different. Satin threads are particularly effective in this kind of weave as their texture will highlight the pattern. [2] [failed verification]

  8. Wicker - Wikipedia

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    Wicker is a method of weaving used to make products such as furniture and baskets, as well as a descriptor to classify such products. It is the oldest furniture making method known to history, dating as far back as c. 3000 BC .

  9. Power loom - Wikipedia

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    This is a rectangular frame to which a series of wires, called heddles or healds, are attached. The yarns are passed through the eye holes of the heddles, which hang vertically from the harnesses. The weave pattern determines which harness controls which warp yarns, and the number of harnesses used depends on the complexity of the weave.