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2. Band weaving - Wikipedia

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   Band weaving refers to the hand production of narrow woven fabric. This fabric may be called tape, band, inkle , strap, belt, back strap, trim, and more. [ 1 ] : 10 It can be accomplished on a variety of types of looms, including inkle, band, tape, backstrap , and rigid heddle looms.

3. Kuba textiles - Wikipedia

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   Among the Kuba it is the men who do the weaving, and the women do the embroidery and applique' work to their textiles. An embroidered raffia cloth from the collection of the Brooklyn Museum Kuba textiles are a type of raffia cloth unique to the Democratic Republic of the Congo , formerly Zaire , and noted for their elaboration and complexity of ...

4. Loom - Wikipedia

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   The advantage of this type of weaving is that water power is cheaper where water is directly available on site. Picks per minute can reach as high as 1,000. Rapier loom: This type of weaving is very versatile, in that rapier looms can weave using a large variety of threads. There are several types of rapiers, but they all use a hook system ...

5. Seersucker - Wikipedia

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   Seersucker is made by slack-tension weave. The threads are wound onto the two warp beams in groups of 10 to 16 for a narrow stripe. The stripes are always in the warp direction and on grain. Today, seersucker is produced by a limited number of manufacturers. It is a low-profit, high-cost item because of its slow weaving speed. [35]

6. Warp and weft - Wikipedia

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   In the manufacture of cloth, warp and weft are the two basic components in weaving to transform thread and yarn into textile fabrics. The vertical warp yarns are held stationary in tension on a loom (frame) while the horizontal weft (also called the woof) is drawn through (inserted over and under) the warp thread. [1]

7. 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