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==Origin==
 
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English]; akin to Old Norse ''veptr'' weft, Old English ''wefan'' to [[weave]]  
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[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English]; akin to Old Norse ''veptr'' weft, Old English ''wefan'' to [[weave]]  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]
 
==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==
 
*1a : a filling thread or yarn in [[weaving]]
 
*1a : a filling thread or yarn in [[weaving]]
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*2: web, [[fabric]]; also : an article of woven fabric  
 
*2: web, [[fabric]]; also : an article of woven fabric  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
In [[weaving]] the [[weft]] (sometimes ''woof'') is the term for the thread or yarn which is drawn through the ''warp'' yarns to create cloth. Warp is the lengthwise or longitudinal thread in a roll, while weft is the transverse thread. A single thread of the weft, crossing the warp, is called a ''pick''. Terms do vary (for instance, in North America, the weft is sometimes referred to as the fill or the filling yarn).
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In [[weaving]] the [[weft]] (sometimes ''woof'') is the term for the thread or yarn which is drawn through the ''warp'' yarns to create cloth. '''Warp''' is the lengthwise or longitudinal thread in a roll, while '''weft''' is the transverse thread. A single thread of the weft, crossing the warp, is called a ''pick''. Terms do vary (for instance, in North America, the weft is sometimes referred to as the fill or the filling yarn).
  
 
The weft is a thread or yarn made of spun fibre. The original fibres used were wool, flax or cotton. Today, man-made fibres are often used in [[weaving]]. Because the weft does not have to be stretched on a loom in the way that the warp is, it can generally be less [[strong]].
 
The weft is a thread or yarn made of spun fibre. The original fibres used were wool, flax or cotton. Today, man-made fibres are often used in [[weaving]]. Because the weft does not have to be stretched on a loom in the way that the warp is, it can generally be less [[strong]].
  
The weft is threaded through the warp using a "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_(weaving) shuttle]", air jets or "rapier grippers." Hand looms were the original weaver's [[tool]], with the shuttle being threaded through alternately raised warps by hand. [[Inventions]] during the 18th century spurred the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution Industrial Revolution], with the "picking stick" and the "flying shuttle" ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kay_(flying_shuttle) John Kay], 1733) speeding up production of cloth. The power loom patented by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Cartwright Edmund Cartwright] in 1785 allowed sixty picks per minute.
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The weft is threaded through the warp using a "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_(weaving) shuttle]", air jets or "rapier grippers." Hand looms were the original weaver's [[tool]], with the shuttle being threaded through alternately raised warps by hand. [[Inventions]] during the 18th century spurred the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution Industrial Revolution], with the "picking stick" and the "flying shuttle" ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kay_(flying_shuttle) John Kay], 1733) speeding up production of cloth. The power loom patented by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Cartwright Edmund Cartwright] in 1785 allowed sixty picks per minute.
  
 
The [[expression]] "woof and warp" (also "warp and woof", "warp and weft") is sometimes used [[metaphorically]] as one might similarly use "fabric"; e.g., "the warp and woof of a [[student]]'s life" means "the fabric of a student's life." The expression is used as a metaphor for the underlying [[structure]] on which something is built.
 
The [[expression]] "woof and warp" (also "warp and woof", "warp and weft") is sometimes used [[metaphorically]] as one might similarly use "fabric"; e.g., "the warp and woof of a [[student]]'s life" means "the fabric of a student's life." The expression is used as a metaphor for the underlying [[structure]] on which something is built.
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==See also==
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*'''''[[Loom]]'''''
  
 
[[Category: The Arts]]
 
[[Category: The Arts]]

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Origin

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse veptr weft, Old English wefan to weave

Definitions

  • 1a : a filling thread or yarn in weaving
b : yarn used for the weft
  • 2: web, fabric; also : an article of woven fabric

Description

In weaving the weft (sometimes woof) is the term for the thread or yarn which is drawn through the warp yarns to create cloth. Warp is the lengthwise or longitudinal thread in a roll, while weft is the transverse thread. A single thread of the weft, crossing the warp, is called a pick. Terms do vary (for instance, in North America, the weft is sometimes referred to as the fill or the filling yarn).

The weft is a thread or yarn made of spun fibre. The original fibres used were wool, flax or cotton. Today, man-made fibres are often used in weaving. Because the weft does not have to be stretched on a loom in the way that the warp is, it can generally be less strong.

The weft is threaded through the warp using a "shuttle", air jets or "rapier grippers." Hand looms were the original weaver's tool, with the shuttle being threaded through alternately raised warps by hand. Inventions during the 18th century spurred the Industrial Revolution, with the "picking stick" and the "flying shuttle" (John Kay, 1733) speeding up production of cloth. The power loom patented by Edmund Cartwright in 1785 allowed sixty picks per minute.

The expression "woof and warp" (also "warp and woof", "warp and weft") is sometimes used metaphorically as one might similarly use "fabric"; e.g., "the warp and woof of a student's life" means "the fabric of a student's life." The expression is used as a metaphor for the underlying structure on which something is built.

See also