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Obscure Looms and Forgotten Fibers
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Across
- 1. Historical woven bib front, often richly decorated, now seldom made
- 3. Open network structure often mimicked in warp-faced weaves
- 4. Weaving technique producing pictorial fabric wall hangings, historically costly
- 5. Microscopic fibril projecting from fibers, affecting texture and strength
- 7. Luxurious fabric featuring raised patterns woven with gold threads
- 8. Ancient Levantine woven textile known for complex surface patterns
- 9. Tool used to pick strings, metaphorically referenced in warp manipulation
- 10. Self-finished edge preventing fraying, key in traditional loom weaving
- 13. Relating to resistance under stretching, vital for fiber strength
Down
- 2. Device controlling warp thread separation in the shedding process
- 6. Extinct South American weaving style using intricate double ikat methods
- 11. Twill weave characterized by prominent diagonal ribs, named after a rank
- 12. French for ‘thousand flowers’, a lost floral tapestry pattern
- 14. Interlacing technique often overshadowed by woven textiles
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