FSN 101 Lecture 5: FSN101 Textiles Week 5 Lecture Weaving.docx
11 Dec 2012
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Parts of the loom and their function. A machine for weaving fabric: warp beam is what pulls all warp yarns in place; all tension is on warp yarn (reason why we get more shrinkage in length of garment than width. Picking: is when the shuttle shoots across carrying the weft yarn. Clues for weft: more crimp, more yarns in weft. Ply vs. single: ply: stronger, in warp direction, in general, weft yarns tend to be thicker, lower in twist, and if there is a novelty, it will always be in the weft direction. When stripes are printed, they may not be on grain. The higher the count, the better the quality of the fabric is. See the chart on page 267 of text. Higher the number, the heavier the fabric. Plain weave: simplest, the warp goes over and under the weft yarn in a very predictable pattern.
