Selvedge

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The edge of a fabric where the elements of one set reverse direction around the elements of the opposite set. Most woven fabrics have weft (side) selvedges (selvages) parallel to the warp direction. Many Andean textiles woven on indigenous looms have warp (ends) selvedges as well.

Excerpt from
Ann Rowe, “Glossary,” in Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador, edited by Ann Rowe, Laura Miller and Lynn Meisch (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007): 289-295.

NOTES
1974.52

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General Description
The edge of a fabric where the elements of one set reverse direction around the elements of the opposite set. Most woven fabrics have weft (side) selvedges (selvages) parallel to the warp direction. Many Andean textiles woven on indigenous looms have warp (ends) selvedges as well.

Excerpt from
Ann Rowe, “Glossary,” in Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador, edited by Ann Rowe, Laura Miller and Lynn Meisch (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007): 289-295.

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Notes
1974.52

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*Arts of the Americas
~American Indian
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
*Latin American Art
*Arts of the Pacific Islands
weaving: AAT: 300053642
.glossary
textile materials: AAT: 300231565
warp: AAT: 300227930
weft: AAT: 300227934
selvedge (textile components): AAT: 300227893
four-selvedged (textile components): DMA
looms (textile tools): AAT: 300247546
three-selvedged (textile components): DMA
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