warp
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- noun
- /wɔrp/
- Specialized
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urdimbre
- Asante weaving evolved from a warp-faced plain-weave tradition; there is no evidence of weft-faced plain-weave textiles.
- warp threads
- warp and weft
- warp-faced plain weave
A book is a cut of several colours with warp threads hanging from it.
- A book is a cut of several colours with warp threads hanging from it.
- And in woven fabrics called the warp and the cross grain is the perpendicular.
Examples
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The textile is woven with one warp-stripe pattern and a few supplementary weft-float designs in between weft blocks.
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In this textile, ten warp-faced plain-weave strips are alternated with ten weft-faced plain-weave strips.
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Coastal textile terminology suggests that the basic type of weaving there was warp-striped.
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Most cloths in these photographs are warp-faced plain-weave textiles.
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A crucial development in both Ewe and Asante textiles was the alternation of weft- and warp-faced plain-weave areas.
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Togbe Akoli Ekpo IV, who wove this warp-faced plain-weave textile before the 1950s.
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The artisan carefully adjusted the tension of the warp threads on the loom to create a strong fabric.
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In traditional weaving, the warp threads run parallel to each other, providing structure for the design.
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She selected vibrant colors for the warp to enhance the beauty of her handmade tapestries.
Compounds
- Specialized
A hand frame for weaving tapestry with the long threads set horizontally
- Specialized
A hand tool for weaving where the threads hang up and down to make pictures or designs on cloth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Warp in weaving comes from the old word weorpan 'to throw' because the warp threads are the lengthwise threads set on a loom and kept tight while other threads are passed across; so the warp threads hold the fabric's shape.