weavings
Interlaced fabric creations
Weavings are items produced by weaving—the craft of interlacing threads or fibers to create fabric or decorative objects.
The term often refers to finished textile pieces displayed as art or craft: Her weavings hung in galleries across the Southwest.
Weavings can range from traditional rugs and tapestries to contemporary fiber art installations.
Fabric-making frame
- handwovenMade manually on looms
- warpBend from true form
- weftCrosswise loom threads
- shuttleShort-distance transport
heddle · bobbin · spindle · yarn · thread · fiber · spinning · braiding
Plant fiber for textiles
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- woolSheared animal fiber
- linenFlax-derived textile
- hempIndustrial fiber crop
jute · raffia · fabric · cloth · textile · kente · ikat · kilim
Twist together mutually
- entwineWind around each other
- interlaceWeave elements together
- meshInterlocking open weave
- blendCombine into mixture
merge · interconnect · web · network · fabric · thread · storylines · narrative
Weave elements together
- over-underBet on point totals
- tabbyPatterned domestic cat
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
- knottingForming fixed interlacements
loom
Fabric-making frame
shuttle · heddle · bobbin · spindle · yarn · thread · fiber · spinning · braiding · basketry
cotton
Plant fiber for textiles
hemp · jute · raffia · fabric · cloth · textile · kente · ikat · kilim · tartan
intertwine
Twist together mutually
blend · merge · interconnect · web · network · fabric · thread · storylines · narrative · plot
interlace
Weave elements together
- over-underBet on point totals
- tabbyPatterned domestic cat
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
motif
Recurring thematic element
- designPurposeful creative planning
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
stripe · check · plaid · herringbone · chevron · diamond · zigzag · lattice · grid · repeat
- artifactspottery shards, knives, masks, pottery, antiquity
- handcraftssewing, knitting, pottery, quilts, embroidery
- Andean Culturellama, alpaca, quinoa, Quechua, panpipes
- Andean economyquinoa, coca, coca leaves, alpaca wool, potatoes
- Bedouinsnomads, camels, tents, desert life, tribes
- folk art displaysquilts, pottery, woodcarvings, baskets, weathervanes
weavingsknittings
Fabric made from looped yarn
macramé · lace · embroidery · needlepoint · crochetings
weavingsunravelings
Processes of coming apart
unwindings · frayings · tearings · ravelings · dismantlings
weavingsunravelings
Processes of coming apart
ravelings · tearings · shreddings · cuttings · tatters
- 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