User:Leschnei/Notes

This page is a glossary of weaving.

A
air-jet loom: A shuttleless loom that uses a jet of air to propel the weft yarn through the warp shed.

B
backstrap loom: A simple loom with ancient origin that consists of a warp stretched between two bars, one of which is attached to a fixed object and the other to the weaver, usually by means of a strap around the weaver's back.

band weaving: The hand production of narrow woven fabric on a variety of types of looms, including inkle, band, tape, backstrap, and rigid heddle looms.

basketweave:

batten: Another name for

bead weaving: A set of techniques for weaving sheets and objects of seed beads, either on-loom or off-loom.

beater: A weaving tool designed to push the weft yarn securely into place. This can take the form of a swinging frame and reed attached to the loom, or a separate tool such as a sword beater.

C
caning: The craft of weaving seats for chairs and other wood-framed furniture.

cotton mill: A building that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton.

F
fingerweaving: A form of weaving that does not use a loom.

flying shuttle:


 * https://textilelearner.net/exploring-the-loom-journey-through-diverse-weaving-shuttles/
 * https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/flying-shuttle.htm
 * https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/Knn3GrcjQjMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22flying%20shuttle%22
 * https://www.google.com/books/edition/Stories_of_Useful_Inventions/fBxaAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22flying%20shuttle%22
 * https://www.google.com/books/edition/Industrial_Revolution/fVu98DnqN_kC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22flying%20shuttle%22

I
inkle Loom:

J
Jacquard machine: A device fitted to a loom to control individual warp yarns, allowing the production of complex patterns as brocade, damask and matelassé. The device and loom together are called a Jacquard loom.

P
pile:

pin weaving: A form of small-scale weaving traditionally done on a frame made of pins.

power loom:

R
rapier loom:

A shuttleless weaving loom in which fingerlike carriers, called rapiers, are used to insert the weft across the shed.

S
selvage: The edge of a woven fabric that runs parallel to the warp. It is where the weft exits the shed, reverses, and re-enters the next shed. For the related term in knitting, see selvage (knitting)

sword beater: A flat stick used to beat in the weft.

W
warp: The set of yarns held under tension on a frame or loom.

weaver: One who practices the craft of weaving.

weaving shed:

weft: The yarn, or other textile, that is inserted over and under the warp threads using a shuttle, air jet, or by hand.

wicker:

Y
yarn: