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Rib
Any fabric with a cord or ridge...
Besom
A narrow piece of fabric that works as an edging on a pocket; can be single besom, one side of pocket opening or double besom, both...
Jacquard Mechanism
a) Knitting
A term in general use in the knitting industry, and applied to mechanisms for selection of knitting elements.
b) Weaving
A shedding (q.v.) mechanism (attached to the loom) that...
Harness
An assemblage of HEDDLES mounted on a HARNESS FRAME that moves them all together. A separate HARNESS is used for each group of WARP ENDS that must be moved independently to weave a desired....