dobby
Patterned loom fabric
Dobby is a small ornamental pattern woven into fabric, or the loom attachment that produces such patterns.
A dobby weave creates geometric textures—dots, small diamonds, or raised stripes—simpler than jacquard but more intricate than plain weave.
Dobby fabric appears in dress shirts, towels, and table linens.
In British dialect, a dobby is a household sprite or brownie.
house-elf
Bound domestic fairy servant
- Harry PotterFictional adolescent sorcerer
- sockKnitted foot covering
- freedomAbsence of constraint
Hogwarts · servant · loyal · magic · bound · master · punish · clothes · squeaky · pillowcase
weave
Interlace strands into fabric
jacquard · textured · cotton · spots · dots · geometric · brocade · damask · shirting · upholstery
- fabricscotton, silk, linen, wool, satin
- woven textilestwill, basket weave, satin weave, tapestry, tapestries
- weavingloom, looms, power looms, warp, shuttle
- cotton fabricsmuslin, calico, cambric, poplin, chambray
- fabric weavestwill, satin, basket weave, waffle weave, herringbone
- textured fabricsboucle, brocade, chenille, corduroy, crepe
weave complexity
dobbyflat weave
Non-piled fabric construction
unpatterned · jacquard · muslin · homespun · undecorated