By the end of the twentieth century, many chenille threads were made with a knitted rather than a woven warp.
See also: Arrasene and Arrasene embroidery.
Sources:
- BURNHAM, Dorothy (1980). Warp and Weft: A Textile Terminology, Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, p. 22.
- TORTORA, Phyllis G. and Ingrid JOHNSON (2014). The Fairchild Books: Dictionary of Textiles, 8th edition, London: Bloomsbury, p. 116.
Digital source of illustration (retrieved 6 June 2016).
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