A weave obtained by lifting the even no. warps at one pick & the odd no. of warps in the next pick. And the repeat contains 2 ends & 2 picks. Both sides of the weave are identical (1/1).
Write the characteristics of plain weave
–Both sides of the weave are identical
–Threads interlacing in alternate order
–The repeat contains two ends and two picks.
–The texture is stronger and firmer than any other ordinary cloth.
–It comprises a high production of the total output of woven fabrics.
–Each thread gives the maximum amount of support to the adjacent threads.
–Two heald shafts are sufficient to produce plain weave; when the EPI is large four or six heald shafts are used with skip draft.
–The weave can be made from all kind of textile raw materials i.e. cotton yarn, linen, jute & man-made fibres, both spun and continuous filament yarns.
