ABSTRACT
A plain woven fabric is produced by interlacing two sets of threads, commonly known as warp and weft (or filling). Warp usually runs along the length of the fabric and the weft or filling essentially at a right angle to warp across the width of the fabric, as shown in Fig. 4.1a. The process of interlacement (Fig. 4.1b), commonly known as weaving, transforms the individual yarns into a woven fabric. Although there is a large variety of different ways to interlace two sets of threads to produce different types of fabric structures, a plain weave is the most widely used.
