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Satin Weave

Satin weave jacket from early 20th century China. Satin weave jacket from early 20th century China. Copyright Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc. no. FE.12-1986.

Satin weave is a basic weave form based on a unit of five or more individual warp threads (ends). In this weave, each end passes over four or more adjacent weft threads (picks) and under the next one.

See also the TRC Needles entries on sateen weave and satin cloth.

Source: BURNHAM, Dorothy (1980). Warp and Weft: A Textile Technology, Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, p. 113.

V&A online catalogue (retrieved 8th June 2016).

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