binding warp

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A secondary warp that binds weft floats. In weft-faced compound woven textiles, the binding warp binds the weft. In woven textiles with more than one weft, the binding warp's primary function is to bind specifically the brocading weft or pattern weft, thus making a supplementary binding.
binding warp
Accepted term: 22-Apr-2024