tie-down end

Glossaries

Term	Main definition
tie-down end	a warp end with the specific task of tying a pattern weft float to a ground cloth. (Binder and binding warp have sometimes been used as synomyms for 'tie-down,' but they are also used for the secondary warp of lampas.) 'Tie-down' can also indicate a weft that ties a supplementary warp float. In tied unit weaves, specific ends in the threading units are designated as the tie-down ends (1 and 2 in the summer and winter unit, for example).

Term

Main definition

a warp end with the specific task of tying a pattern weft float to a ground cloth. (Binder and binding warp have sometimes been used as synomyms for 'tie-down,' but they are also used for the secondary warp of lampas.) 'Tie-down' can also indicate a weft that ties a supplementary warp float. In tied unit weaves, specific ends in the threading units are designated as the tie-down ends (1 and 2 in the summer and winter unit, for example).