Weave

Jacquard

02.09.2025

A woven-in pattern made by special looms which control individual weaving threads in warp to produce complicated patterns.

iridescence

Changeable color effect usually obtained by contrasting colors in warp and filling yarns.

houndstooth

A broken twill four-pointed star check.

hopsacking

An open basket weave that gets its name from the plain-weave fabric of jute or hemp used for sacking in which hops are gathered.

honeycomb

Weave with the surface resembling the cells of a honeycomb.

herringbone

A fabric in which the pattern of the weave resembles the skeletal structure of the herring. Made with a broken twill weave that produces a balanced...

heddles

The needle-like wires on a loom through which the warp yarns are drawn and which raise and lower those threads during weaving. See harness.

harness

A rectangular frame on a loom that holds the heddles through which the warp yarns pass. A loom’s harnesses raise and lower the heddles in predeterm...

hand

Touch, drape or “handle” of a fabric.