The warp-weighted loom uses a system of holding the warp threads parallel under tension by tying them in small bunches to weights made of stone, pottery or metal. From the beginning of Western history ...

We support each other, just like the warp and weft in weaving.” Detail of Tectonic by Tessa Kramer ’22, woven cotton and wool yarn. Courtesy of Tessa Kramer Through her studies at Pratt, Kramer taught ...

Loom weaving, in its most basic form, is a method of creating fabric by interweaving two sets of threads, the warp threads ...

The main idea with weaving is to raise alternate warp threads, which run with the length of the fabric, to create a virtual space, called the shed, through which a shuttle carrying the weft thread ...

Thread count analysis involves measuring the density of threads used to weave a canvas ... number of threads going vertically (known as the warp and the weft). Once you have this information ...

Our manufacturing floor includes state-of-the-art weft knitting, sample warp knitting, sample weaving, fabric embroidery and yarn assembly equipment. There are additional rooms for testing, yarn ...

used in clothing and carpets Woven fabrics use a warp and weft yarn on a loom to interlock fibres. Woven fabric Physical properties Working properties Plain weave Threads are woven in a simple ...