PREFERRED TERM
Warp-faced weave
DEFINITION
- A term that defines the weave or textile in which the warp predominates on one or on both sides. This term could be used to qualify or specify the basic binding systems as warp-faced tabby, warp-faced twill or warp-faced satin.
BROADER CONCEPT
RELATED CONCEPTS
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- CIETA. Vocabulary of technical terms of fabrics (English, French, Italian, Spanish). Lyon: Centre International d’Etude des Textiles Anciens, 1964; Burnham, Dorothy. Warp and Weft. A Textile Terminology. Royal Ontario Museum, 1980.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Armure chaîne
French
Armatura per ordito
Italian
Ligamento por urdimbre
Spanish
URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/315
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