Craft · 6 pages · 12 min
Why warp and weft have different jobs
Warp is the tense lengthwise set, and weft crosses it to fill the cloth.
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From the opening
Warp and weft have different jobs because the warp is the long set of yarns held under tension, and the weft is the yarn passed across that set and beaten into place. One group stays put and defines the length of the cloth, while the other travels and fills it. The opening covers warp is tensioned along the length, weft crosses one pick at a time, and sett fixes the warp density.
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Inside
- Warp is tensioned along the length
- Weft crosses one pick at a time
- Sett fixes the warp density
- The selvage is the weft turning
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Warp as the tensioned yarn set
- Weft as the filling pick