Tufting needle / Manual tufting hook – a basic hand tool used in tufting to insert yarn into a base textile for the production of rugs, wall...

Wool twining / Druganie – a method of twisting fibers into a thread with a weaker or stronger twist than spun yarn. Its purpose was to produce a...

Wet cleaning method used to remove dirt and grease from wool. It often began before shearing, when sheep were washed. Wool was commonly washed in a...

The process by which water vapor condenses on the surface of objects (e.g., a window) when their temperature drops below the dew point. It depends...

The weft is inserted by a jet of water. High speed, suitable for synthetic materials (polyester, nylon).

Method of making textiles, based on the rectangular crossing of two sets of threads – warp and weft. Mechanically separated groups of warp threads...

Until the mid-20th century, alongside loom weaving, two simpler methods of textile production were preserved in the traditional textile culture of...

A tensioning device is an auxiliary tool used in weaving to maintain even tension in the warp (the longitudinal threads on the loom). Its function...

One of the oldest textile techniques, based on joining animal fibers, especially sheep wool, without spinning them into yarn. Fibers are layered...

Wet-spinning, originally introduced for the production of viscose fiber (rayon), involves dissolving polymers in a suitable solvent before spinning....

Wet cleaning method used to remove dirt and grease from wool. It often began before shearing, when sheep were washed. Wool was commonly washed in a...

Using a wooden hook, people twisted together the hair from cow tails to make press cloths. These were fabrics made from cow hair that were...