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The 17 pages that link to Warp and weft, each with the reason it gives.

• CanvasBroader topic: Their yarns form the structure that gives plain-woven canvas its strength.

• DenimRelated: Denim’s warp and weft commonly differ in color, creating its familiar two-sided appearance.

• LoomNarrower topic: Their crossing is the basic structure every loom must produce.

• Water frameRelated: Strong water-frame yarn worked especially well as warp, strengthening the woven fabric.

• Persian carpetRelated: These foundation threads support the knotted pile and determine a carpet’s structure.

• TapestryBroader topic: Their crossing forms the textile structure that carries a tapestry's design.

• Jacquard loomNarrower topic: The loom raises selected warp threads so the weft can form the programmed pattern.

• Plain weaveNarrower topic: Plain weave forms where these two thread systems cross in alternating order.

• Flying shuttleRelated: The shuttle carries the weft across the warp during each pass.

• Jacquard machineNarrower topic: The mechanism selects warp threads so the weft can form a pattern.

• JeanRelated: Jean commonly uses differently colored warp and weft yarns.

• Joseph Marie JacquardRelated: The cards controlled warp threads, determining how the weft formed a design.

• MuslinRelated: Their crossing creates the plain-weave structure of muslin.

• SongketNarrower topic: The supplementary motifs sit within a fabric structured by the crossing of warp and weft.

• Chino clothRelated: Their interlacing determines the cloth’s twill structure and strength.

• Kente clothNarrower topic: Their interlacing is the basic structure beneath kente’s stripes and motifs.

• Tabriz rugRelated: These foundation threads support the pile and structure of a woven Tabriz rug.