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MAT WEAVE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

A variation of the plain weave in which two or more warp and filling threads are woven side by side to resemble a plaited basket.

OBS

This weave is flatter, and, through less crimp, stronger than a plain weave, but it is also less stable.

Key term(s)
  • basketweave
  • hop-sack weave

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Variante de l'armure toile obtenue en faisant passer alternativement deux ou plusieurs duites par-dessous, puis par-dessus deux ou plusieurs fils de chaîne.

Spanish

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