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damask: a standalone construct

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damask1 CONSTRUCTDamask weaveEMERY · FIGURED WEAVE

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Weaving

A reversible figured weave of contrasting satins

In weaving, damask is a reversible figured fabric in which the pattern is formed by contrasting warp-faced and weft-faced satin areas of a single colour, so the design shows by sheen and direction of float rather than by added yarns, and it reverses on the back. Emery's The Primary Structures of Fabrics classes it among the compound and figured weaves, and Kadolph's Textiles notes its traditional production on the drawloom and later the jacquard. The name comes from Damascus, long a centre of such patterned cloth; the referent is a weave structure, distinct from patterned steel.[1][2]

Unit
The figured pattern set by contrasting warp- and weft-faced satin areas
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Identified by reversible figuring, satin-float contrast, and the loom (drawloom or jacquard) that forms the pattern

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jacquard1 fields · 2 citationsanchor · a single construct in weaving technologycompound3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

  1. Emery, I. (2009). The primary structures of fabrics: An illustrated classification. Thames & Hudson. (Original work published 1966) ISBN 9780500288023
  2. Kadolph, S. J. (2010). Textiles (11th ed.). Pearson. ISBN 9780135007594

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