Basics of Weaving

Fabric
An assembly of yarn / fiber which form a structure having length, width, and thickness.

Woven fabric
An assembly of two sets of yarn at right angle to each other which are interlaced to form a fabric.

Weave
The order in which the warp and weft threads are interlaced in the fabric.

Warp
The length wise set of yarn in a loom which forms the lengthwise threads of the fabric produced.

Warp count
The unit to define the thickness or diameter of the yarn used as warp.

End
A single warp yarn is known as end.

Warp density
The number of warp threads per unit length.
E.g. End per Inch or End per Cm
Weft
The threads inserted across the width of the fabric, which form the crosswise thread of a fabric.

Weft count
The unit to define the thickness or diameter of the yarn used as weft.

Pick
A single weft is known as  pick.

Weft density
The number of weft threads per unit length.
E.g. Pick per Inch or Pick per Cm

The width of fabric
The perpendicular distance between the two edges of the fabric in the direction of the weft.
  
Standard fabric notation
The parameter by which a fabric is defined or described

The above notation is standard but some suppliers use different format.

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