weft
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In this work, however, the researchers demonstrated that weft knitting, the same industrial method commonly used to produce hats and gloves, can create complex curved structures using yarn alone.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Holding a heddle rod to separate the warp threads, she draws the continuous horizontal weft thread in and out of one or more warp threads.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2022
Edmonds isn’t flag-waving; instead, she’s visually weaving the warp and weft of a painted textile for contemplation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
The samurai weaved kudzu in the weft of their elegant garments.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2021
Then she put her mouth to a small hole near one end of the shuttle and sucked out the end of the weft thread.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
