Fabric Design Representation

Fabric representation methods

The woven fabric is formed by interlacement of warp and weft yarn. There are two ways of interlacement.

1.     Warp yarn over weft yarn

     this is a representation of warp over weft yarn

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This is how warp over weft is represented in a fabric design paper

2.     Weft yarn over warp yarn

 

     this is a representation of weft over warp yarn

This is how weft over warp is represented in a fabric design paper

in the fabric.

Parts of a complete Design of woven fabric

Woven Fabric design is represented by the following plans.

1.     Weave Plan

2.     Drafting Plan

3.     Lifting Plan

4.     Denting Plan