Plain weave

Best of Weaving Techniques || 3 Colored Plain Weave

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Think plain weave is boring? Think again! By adding in interesting textured yarns, color-and-weave patterns, and the like help ensure your plain weave will be anything but plain.

To get a great set of sheets, thread count matters. But it’s not the main criterion you should use. Read on to see which factors are even more important.

Learn how to weave a textured wall hanging on a simple frame loom. Materials, warping and basic techniques for frame loom weaving

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The reason that rugs are a subject of such fascination and admiration for so many is that within their threads they carry the weight of history. The designs (which may have religious, talismanic or totemic meanings) tell the stories of their weavers, and of traditions passed down from one generation to the next.

Plain weave is the most common and tightest of basic weave structures in which the filling threads pass over and under successive warp threads and repeat the same pattern with alternate threads in the following row, producing a chequered surface. They do not ravel easily but tend to wrinkle and have less absorbency than other weaves. The plain weave is variously known as Calico or Tabby weave. It is the simplest of all weaves having a repeat size of 2.