weft

Example Sentences

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Cody was weaned on weaving, tapping weft yarns for her nine-foot-tall textiles with the same wood comb she started out with at age 5.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2024

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

They were dappled, like the hues in nature, thanks to the unique weave of the textured and irregular fabric weft.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2022

The samurai weaved kudzu in the weft of their elegant garments.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2021

Was she careless when she replaced the shuttle in the right-hand box or had there been a knot in the weft thread?

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson