🧶 A handmade cloth 🧶 Making fabric by hand

handweaving

4.0

Making cloth by hand by crossing threads

noun
/ˈhændˌwiːvɪŋ/

Specialized

: artesanía del tejido a mano

The museum displayed beautiful examples of handweaving from different cultures.

Examples

She took a class in handweaving to learn how to make her own scarves.
Traditional handweaving techniques are still practiced in many rural communities.
She enjoys handweaving intricate patterns.
The art of handweaving is fascinating.
She enjoys the craft of handweaving to create unique pieces of fabric.
At the workshop, participants learned the art of handweaving using traditional techniques.
The local artisans specialize in handweaving beautiful textiles that reflect cultural heritage.

Antonyms

machine-made

1 3.1

Made by a machine rather than by hand

How Manual

handweaving

Specialized

4.0

power loom

Specialized

1 5.1

Surface Forms

handweaving singular

handweavings plural

Morphology

handweaving = hand + weaving (transparent) = hand + weave + ing

A straightforward compound meaning the craft of weaving by hand; the components map directly to the sense.

Etymology

Handweaving comes from hand ('hand') plus weave ('to make cloth'), so it literally names the act of making fabric with your hands rather than with a machine, which is why it means the craft or process of making textiles by hand.