Weaving
Creating cloth manually
Weaving is the craft of interlacing threads or yarns to create fabric, typically done on a loom where vertical warp threads are crossed by horizontal weft threads.
The term extends to any process of interlacing flexible materials, such as basket weaving.
As a verb form, weaving also describes movement that winds back and forth: The cyclist was weaving through traffic.
Someone weaving a story or tale is constructing it by combining various elements into a coherent whole.
Fabric-making frame
- warpBend from true form
- weftCrosswise loom threads
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- threadFiber for stitching
yarn · fabric · tapestry · bobbin · heddle · fiber · cloth · selvage
Pliant twig for weaving
- rattanTropical palm for weaving
- willowNarrow-leaved waterside tree
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- caneStick for support
splint · coiling · plaiting · bamboo · palm · sweetgrass · ash · oak
Recounting events aloud
- intertwiningTwisting together mutually
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- threadsTwisted fiber strands
- narrativeAccount of events
tapestry · interconnected · layers · strands · storyline · subplot · complexity · crafting
Engaging by overlap
- over-underBet on point totals
- braidingInterlacing three strands
- intertwiningTwisting together mutually
- herringboneV-shaped diagonal weave
damask · brocade · ikat · kente · kilim · backstrap · tablet · pick
Avoiding by moving aside
- swervingTurning sharply aside
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- zigzaggingMoving in sharp turns
- navigatingDirecting movement through space
winding · snaking · maneuvering · darting · ducking · bobbing · slaloming · evasion
loom
Fabric-making frame
thread · yarn · fabric · tapestry · bobbin · heddle · fiber · cloth · selvage · pattern
wicker
Pliant twig for weaving
cane · splint · coiling · plaiting · bamboo · palm · sweetgrass · ash · oak · handles
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
- intertwiningTwisting together mutually
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- threadsTwisted fiber strands
narrative · tapestry · interconnected · layers · strands · storyline · subplot · complexity · crafting · spinning
interlocking
Engaging by overlap
- over-underBet on point totals
- braidingInterlacing three strands
- intertwiningTwisting together mutually
herringbone · damask · brocade · ikat · kente · kilim · backstrap · tablet · pick · beat
dodging
Avoiding by moving aside
- swervingTurning sharply aside
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- zigzaggingMoving in sharp turns
navigating · winding · snaking · maneuvering · darting · ducking · bobbing · slaloming · evasion · traffic
Weavingknitting
Loop-based textile making
crocheting · felting · braiding · sewing · tatting
- carpet weavingTextile craft for floors
- basket weavingCreating woven containers
- weaving techniquesMethods for interlacing fibers
- underwater basket weavingSubaqueous wickerwork craft
- hair weavingIntegrating additional strands
- weaving patternsRepeating thread arrangements
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