Weaves

BROCADE;

• is a heavy jacquard type fabric with a raised pattern or floral design
• pattern traditionally appears in golden or silver thread
• typically woven on a draw loom
• it is supplementary weft technique - the ormamental brocading is produced by an additional non-structural weft that supplements the standard weft that holds warp threads together
• the purpose of this is to give the appearance that the weave is actually embroidered
• ornamental features in brocade are emphasised and some time produced the effect of low relief
• used to give texture and detail

JAQUARD;

• large figures weave
• used for reproducing patterns on a fabric
• the repeating motif involves a large number of threads both for the warp and weft 
• these weaves are produced on looms with Jaquard machines
• often designed and controlled by computer programmes
• contours of pattern are plotted and filled in with the graphic elements of various weaves
• finished pattern indicates where to place the jacquard machine

TARTAN;

• is consisted of criss-cross horizontal and…