How to weave fabric
  • 1. What is the primary purpose of weaving?
A) To dye fabric.
B) To decorate clothing.
C) To create fabric by interlacing yarns.
D) To spin yarn.
  • 2. What are the two basic sets of yarn used in weaving?
A) Cotton and Wool
B) Fiber and Thread
C) Yarn and String
D) Warp and Weft
  • 3. Which yarn runs lengthwise in a woven fabric?
A) Selvedge
B) Weft
C) Warp
D) Bias
  • 4. Which yarn runs widthwise in a woven fabric?
A) Weft
B) Bias
C) Warp
D) Selvedge
  • 5. What is a loom primarily used for?
A) Dyeing the fabric.
B) Cutting the fabric.
C) Spinning the weft yarn.
D) Holding the warp threads under tension.
  • 6. What is the shedding process in weaving?
A) Winding the warp threads.
B) Washing the finished fabric.
C) Raising some warp threads and lowering others.
D) Cutting the weft threads.
  • 7. What is the purpose of the heddles on a loom?
A) To measure the fabric width.
B) To create a decorative edge.
C) To separate the warp threads for shedding.
D) To hold the weft threads.
  • 8. What is the beating process in weaving?
A) Loosening the warp yarn.
B) Removing excess dye.
C) Packing the weft yarn tightly against the previous row.
D) Straightening the heddles.
  • 9. What tool is used to beat the weft?
A) The Shuttle
B) The Beater or Reed
C) The Scissors
D) The Spindle
  • 10. What is the selvedge of a fabric?
A) The raw edge of the fabric.
B) A decorative border.
C) The center of the fabric.
D) The finished edge of the fabric.
  • 11. Which of these is a basic weave structure?
A) Knitting
B) Plain weave
C) Embroidery
D) Felting
  • 12. What is a characteristic of plain weave?
A) Elaborate float patterns.
B) Pile surface.
C) Simple over-under interlacing.
D) Diagonal rib pattern.
  • 13. Which weave creates a diagonal rib pattern?
A) Plain weave
B) Pile weave
C) Satin weave
D) Twill weave
  • 14. What is a characteristic of twill weave?
A) Perfectly smooth surface.
B) Looped surface.
C) Balanced over-under interlacing.
D) Distinct diagonal lines.
  • 15. Which weave creates a smooth, lustrous surface due to long floats?
A) Pile weave
B) Plain weave
C) Twill weave
D) Satin weave
  • 16. What are floats in weaving?
A) Broken warp yarns.
B) Warp or weft yarns that pass over multiple yarns.
C) Dyeing imperfections.
D) Extra yarn added for strength.
  • 17. What is the purpose of a shuttle?
A) To hold the warp threads in place.
B) To cut the fabric from the loom.
C) To clean the loom.
D) To carry the weft yarn across the warp threads.
  • 18. What is a reed?
A) A part of the loom that controls the shedding.
B) A type of yarn.
C) A comb-like part of the loom that spaces the warp threads and beats in the weft.
D) A type of dye.
  • 19. What does 'epi' stand for?
A) Edges per inch
B) Elongation per inch
C) Ends per inch
D) Elasticity per inch
  • 20. What does 'ppi' stand for?
A) Patterns per inch
B) Points per inch
C) Passes per inch
D) Picks per inch
  • 21. What is warping?
A) The process of preparing the warp threads for the loom.
B) The process of spinning the yarn.
C) The process of dyeing the yarn.
D) The process of finishing the fabric.
  • 22. What is a lease sticks used for?
A) Measuring the fabric length.
B) Cleaning the loom.
C) Maintaining order of warp threads during warping.
D) Applying tension to the weft.
  • 23. What is the benefit of using a warping board?
A) To easily create a warp of a specific length.
B) To add texture to the warp threads.
C) To spin the warp yarn quickly.
D) To dye the warp threads evenly.
  • 24. What is pattern weaving?
A) Washing the fabric
B) Spinning multiple threads at once
C) Beating the threads together
D) Using color and texture in either the warp or weft, or both, to create a design.
  • 25. Which of the following is not a type of loom?
A) Floor Loom
B) Table Loom
C) Drop Spindle
D) Rigid Heddle Loom
  • 26. What is the purpose of a temple?
A) To help create the pattern.
B) To keep the width of the fabric consistent during weaving.
C) To wind the weft.
D) To apply tension to the warp.
  • 27. What is the purpose of blocking a woven fabric?
A) To add a decorative border.
B) To remove any imperfections.
C) To set the shape and dimensions of the finished fabric.
D) To dye the fabric.
  • 28. What is a pick-up stick?
A) A tool for winding the weft yarn.
B) A tool used to manually select and lift warp threads.
C) A tool for measuring the fabric width.
D) A tool for dyeing the fabric.
  • 29. Which of these is a type of pattern weave?
A) Twill
B) Plain
C) Satin
D) Brocade
  • 30. What is dobby weaving?
A) Weaving with a loom attachment that controls the raising and lowering of warp threads to create geometric patterns.
B) A type of yarn made from dog hair.
C) A way to create fringe on a woven piece.
D) A technique for dyeing fabric.
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