Weaving is a method of interlacing
threads to make a fabric. True weaving depends on two sets
of elements – one prearranged and tensioned before the
second flexible material is interlaced. A good definition
of weaving, therefore, is an arrangement of two sets of strands
placed at right angles to each other and interlaced to make
a structure. The first set of strands, called the
warp, must be kept stationary and taut to allow the
second set, the weft, to be interlaced.
To distinguish loom weaving from other fiber
processes, we shall say that the loom consists of a framework
for holding a set of yarns under tension in order for the
weft yarn to be inserted when a heddle rod lifts the taut
yarns.