Woven fabric
Woven fabric is any textile formed by weaving. Woven fabrics are often created on a loom, and made of many threads woven on a warp and a weft. Technically, a woven fabric is any fabric made by interlacing two or more threads at right angles to one another.[1]
Qualities
Woven fabrics (particularly woven elastics) are arguably the Mercedes-Benz of fabrics, in terms of their quality.[2]
Woven fabric only stretches diagonally on the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads used are elastic. Woven fabric cloth usually frays at the edges, unless techniques are used to counter it, such as the use of pinking shears or hemming.
Fabrics that are woven do not stretch as easily as knitted fabrics, which can make them advantageous for many uses.[3]
References
- ^ ""Woven Fabrics"". Textile School.
- ^ ""Woven Elastics"". Elastic Cord & Webbing.
- ^ ""Knit Vs. Woven Fabrics"". Craftsy.