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the unsung crosswise thread doing all the actual holding-together while warp takes the credit
means In weaving, the thread that runs side to side, passing over and under the lengthwise warp threads to lock the fabric together.
from From Old English 'weft' or 'wefta,' tied directly to the verb 'wefan,' meaning to weave — the same root that gives us 'weave,' 'web,' and 'woof' (its old synonym). It traces back to a Proto-Germanic 'webjan' and ultimately a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to weave' or 'to plait,' so the word has been threading itself through the language for as long as people have had looms to name.
- the job
- weaves over and under the stretched warp threads
- old name
- once called the woof, no relation to dogs
- direction
- runs side to side, perpendicular to warp
- etymology
- from Old English for what is woven
- shuttle
- the carrier that flings weft across the loom
jacquard loom weft — joseph marie jacquard's 1804 invention uses weft threads to create complex woven patterns automatically
tapestry weft threads — medieval tapestries like the bayeux tapestry use colored weft to create images across fixed warp threads