a type of fabric with a pattern of simple geometric motifs created in the weaving process.
A mechanism which controls the shafts or harnesses to permit more complex geometric weave patterns than those obtainable on simple cam, tappet, countermarch or counterbalance looms and simpler than those obtained by the use of a Jacquard mechanism.
Woven on a dobby loom, this fabric can be made with a dot or geometric design.
A weave similar to a miniature Jacquard. The patterns are small, repetitive and usually geometric in form.
When weaving fabric - geometric shapes are woven into the weaving pattern.
Mechanical part of some looms that controls the harness to permit the weaving of small geometric figures.
A mechanical attachment on a loom that controls the harness to permit the weaving of geometric figures.
A decorative weave, usually eometric, that is woven into the fabric.
A mechanical attachment on a loom that allows the weaving of small, geometric figures.
a mechanism for controlling the vertical position of heald shafts on a loom, so as to selectively raise some warp threads while leaving others depressed. The use of a dobby facilitates the weaving of a fabric which has a more complex structu
A mechanism applied to a loom that enables weaves and patterns to be produced that cannot be obtained on a tappet loom, but are much less elaborate than those obtained by Jacquard weaving. Fabrics so woven are referred to as dobby fabrics.
1. a fabric with small, repeating geometric patterns woven into the surface. 2. An attachment to a loom which controls the harness allowing the weaving of these geometric patterns.
A mechanism for controlling the movement of the heald shaft of a loom. It is required when the number of heald shafts or the number of picks in a repeat of the pattern or both are beyond the capacity of tappet shedding.