Material Name: warp
Description
1) A warped material is distorted out of its original plane. Warping is often caused by humidity changes.
2) In textiles, the warp is the lengthwise thread of a woven fabric. A weft, or filling, is woven transversely over and under the warp threads.

Synonyms and Related Terms
urdimbre (Esp.)


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Tunic
Peruvian
Late Intermediate Period, A.D. 1000–1476
North or North-Central Coast, Peru
Cotton plain weave with spaced warps and welts, tie-dyed; interlocked tapestry with welt loop fringe (sleeves); slit tapestry, plain weave with warp substitution, and complementary warp weave (lower borders)
70 x 99.5 cm (27 9/16 x 39 3/16 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Gift of Edward W. Hooper 78.64

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Authority

7 total authority records

Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988

Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986

Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990

Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Random House, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, 7th edition, Fairchild Publications, New York City, 1996

The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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