sma Wet. Wikipedia, the fre encyclopedia Weft From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In weaving the weft (sometimes woof) is the term for the thread or yarn which is drawn through the warp yams to create cloth, Warp is the lengthwise or longitudinal thread in a roll, while weft is the transverse thread. A single thread of the weft, crossing the warp, is called a pick. Terms do vary (for instance, in North America, the weft is sometimes referred to as the fill or the filling yarn),!J] ‘The well is a thread or yam made of spun fibre. The original fibres used were wool, flax or cotton, Today, man-made fibres are often used in weaving. Because the weft does not have to be stretched on a loom in the way that the warp is, it can generally be less strong, ‘The weft is threaded through the warp using a "shuttle", air jets or rapier grippers." Hand looms were the original weaver's tool, with the shuttle being threaded through alternately raised warps Warp and weft in plain weaving by hand. Inventions during the 18th century spurred the Industrial Revolution, with the "picking stick"!*] and the "flying shuttle" (John Kay, 1733) speeding up production of cloth. The power loom patented by Edmund Cartwright in 1785 allowed sixty picks per minute.) Contents 1 Etymology 2 Metaphorical use 3 Other cultures 4 In hairdressing = 5 Notes 6 References Etymology ‘The words woof and weft derive ultimately from the Old English word wefan, to weave. Metaphorical use ‘The expression "woof and warp" (ako "warp and woot", "warp and weft") is sometimes used metaphorically as one might similarly use "fabric", e.g, "the warp and woof ofa student's life" means "the fabric ofa student's life.” ‘The expression is used as a metaphor for the underlying structure on which something is built. Other cultures enssikpediacrg itive 12sma Wet. Wikipedia, the fre encyclopedia Tn India, the weft is referred to as "bana", which is derived from another Hindi word "bun na"(hindieTeT1) or "punaihindi3faT§) which means weaving with threads or strings, as is done in cane weaving and hand woven wool. In hairdressing Weft is a hairdressing term for temporary hair extensions which are glued into a person's hair.|4 Notes * Burnham (1980), pp. 170, 179 * Barber (1991), p. 79 “4 Aspin, Chris (1981). The Cotton Industry. Shire Library. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-85263-545-2. * Glossary of hairdressing and hair styling terminology (http:/iwww. leestafford.com/uk/thelook/glossary/ttgloss_w). Lee Stafford.com References = Barber, E. J. W. (1991). Prehistoric Textiles. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-00224-X. = Bumham, Dorothy K. (1980). Warp and Weft: A Textile Terminology. Royal Ontario Museum, ISBN 0-88854-256-9. Retrieved ftom "httpz/en. wikipedia. org/w/index php ?title=Wefi&oldid=550387472" Categories: Weaving | Textile stubs = This page was last modified on 14 April 2013 at 23:45, = Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareA like License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization enssikpediacrg itive 22