ABSTRACT
Warp and weft yarns, prepared in the manner described in the previous chapters, become, in the process, ready for the actual weaving process. Weaving is the process of interlacement of warp and weft yarns according to a specific plan for constructing a fabric. If a specimen of woven fabric (Figures 1.2 and 1.3) is closely observed, it is found that yarns are aligned in two or more directions. In the simplest of woven fabrics, yarns are found only in two directions: warp yarns along the length and weft yarns along the width. It can also be observed that warp yarn rides at a certain location above the weft, and at certain other locations, weft yarn rides above the warp. This pattern is repeated all over a woven fabric.
