Weft

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
On a loom, the weft is inserted over and under the warp during the weaving process. In a finished fabric, the weft is the transverse set of elements.

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

ASSOCIATED CONTENT CHUNKS

AUDIO ASSETS

VIDEO ASSETS

IMAGE ASSETS
265930657: UMO. [Caption] Warp and weft threads. Source: Kimberly Jones, "Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes," Label Copy (Weaving Techniques), 2015.

WEB RESOURCES

ARCHIVAL RESOURCES

FUN FACTS

TEACHING IDEAS

RULES
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apply to objects where medium contains weft
apply to objects where description contains weft
apply to content where content contains weft
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General Description
On a loom, the weft is inserted over and under the warp during the weaving process. In a finished fabric, the weft is the transverse set of elements.

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.

Fun Facts

Archival Resources

Web Resources

Notes

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@Higgins
*Arts of the Americas
~American Indian
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
*Latin American Art
weaving: AAT: 300053642
.glossary
textile materials: AAT: 300231565
warp: AAT: 300227930
weft: AAT: 300227934
looms (textile tools): AAT: 300247546
weft wrapping (techniques): AAT: 300228560
265930657: UMO
265930657: Image
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materials_and_techniques-0030.xml.nores