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Weaving > Weaving techniques > Effect > Weft effect > Brocading weft
PREFERRED TERM
Brocading weft  
DEFINITION
  • It refers to a complementary or supplementary weft which is introduced into a ground weave. Its limitation is the width of the area where it is required by the pattern. It does not travel from selvage to selvage.
BROADER CONCEPT
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
  • Burnham, Dorothy. Warp and Weft. A Textile Terminology. Royal Ontario Museum, 1980; http://tesauros.mecd.es/tesauros/tecnicas/1029085.html
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Trame brochée

French

Trama spolinata

Italian

Trama espolinada

Spanish

tramas espolinadas
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