The basic component of woven fabric. Yarn, sometimes referred to as thread, is either a collection of small lengths of natural or man-made fibre which are spun and twisted together or endless extruded natural or man-made filament.

A cloth woven from fine yarn which has been spun from combed wool, to remove the short fibres producing a smooth, lightweight and often lustrous fabric.

The word wool comes from the old English word wull. Wool is the shorn fleece of a sheep.

A construction where the warp acts only as a binder and is completely covered by the weft yarn(s).

The threads that are passed across and through the warp by a shuttle or rapier form a woven fabric.

The smallest knot allows a weaver to repair a broken warp end or two pieces of weft thread. This type of knot lies flat on of the surface of the finished cloth and requires minimal attention from the mender or inspector.

The term weave is used normally to describe the structure of a woven fabric or the process of weaving which is usually carried out on a loom. Woven fabrics are constructed with two sets of interlacing warp and weft yarns. The warp yarns, or ends, are usually wound lengthwise on the loom, while the w

The preparation of a number of threads (ends) which are arranged in order, number and width, parallel to each other and wound on the back beam on the loom.

The threads (ends) that run the length of the fabric on the loom and are interlaced with weft (picks) to form the fabric. See end.

Viscose Flax combines the two fibres; Viscose (regenerated fibre made from wood pulp) and flax. See flax.

A pile fabric where the loop, created by an extra warp is cut. The distinguishing feature of velvet is a succession of rows of short, close-together, cut tufts creating a uniform surface which is lustrous in appearance and soft to the touch. The quality of velvet is determined by the closeness of th