Fundamentals of Textile Design 3(2+1)

Lesson 17: Color and Weave Effects

Introduction

Color and weave effects are created when two or more color combinations are used in a woven pattern. A plain weave though uses only two harnesses, can be made to look like a structure woven on more than four shafts by simple change in order of using two or more colored yarns. The effect is pronounced in utilizing the yarns that are seen on the face of the cloth. Effects are also created in variations of plain, twill and satin weaves. Both simple patterns and complicated effects can be produced by using colored yarns regularly or irregularly in the weaving process in both the warp and weft directions.

Working the plan of colored threads on a point paper would help to visualize the final creation. It is customary to have at least four repeats worked out for understanding the effect.