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23-510: Nishiki is the Japanese word for " brocade " (see Saga Nishiki ). Nishiki may also refer to: Companies [ edit ] Nishiki (bicycle company) , initially a U.S. marketed bicycle brand, made in Japan by Kawamura Fictional characters [ edit ] Kamen Rider Nishiki , A character from Kamen Rider Hibiki Nishiki Nakajima,

46-506: A pick is a single weft thread that crosses the warp thread. In the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution facilitated the industrialisation of the production of textile fabrics with the "picking stick" and the " flying shuttle ", which latter was invented by John Kay , in 1733. The mechanised power loom was patented by Edmund Cartwright in 1785, which allowed sixty picks per minute. The word weft derives from

69-421: A distinctive appearance on the back of the material where the supplementary weft or floating threads of the brocaded or broached parts hang in loose groups or are clipped away. When the weft is floating on the back, this is known as a continuous brocade; the supplementary weft runs from selvage to selvage. The yarns are cut away in cutwork and broché. Also, a discontinuous brocade is where the supplementary yarn

92-788: A famous marketplace in downtown Kyoto Nishiki River Nishiki Station See also [ edit ] Nishiki-e Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nishiki . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nishiki&oldid=1018769860 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Short description

115-651: A fictional character from the anime/manga series Strike Witches Akira Nishikiyama (often nicknamed "Nishiki"), a character from the Yakuza (series) games Nishiki Nishio, a character from manga/anime series Tokyo Ghoul Food [ edit ] Yamada Nishiki , famous rice for brewing sake Nishiki rice , a California medium grain rice People [ edit ] Niimi Nishiki Yasunori Nishiki ( 西木 康智 , born 1985) , Japanese composer Places [ edit ] Nishiki, Akita Nishiki, Kumamoto Nishiki, Yamaguchi Nishiki Market ,

138-553: A pair of monks brought the secret of sericulture – silk production – to the Byzantine emperor. As a result, Western cultures were able to learn how to breed, raise, and feed silkworms . From this point until the 9th century, Byzantium became the biggest and most central producer for all of the Western world in the production of all types of silk motifs, including brocades, damasks , brocatelles and tapestry-like fabrics. During

161-422: Is also used for a set of yarns established before the interworking of weft yarns by some other method, such as finger manipulation, yielding wrapped or twined structures. Very simple looms use a spiral warp , in which the warp is made up of a single, very long yarn wound in a spiral pattern around a pair of sticks or beams. The warp must be strong to be held under high tension during the weaving process, unlike

184-414: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Brocade Brocade is typically woven on a draw loom . It is a supplementary weft technique; that is, the ornamental brocading is produced by a supplementary, non-structural, weft in addition to the standard weft that holds the warp threads together. The purpose of this is to give the appearance that

207-721: Is extensively used in decorating Banarasi saris , dresses, and dupattas . The use of precious and semi-precious stones in the adornment of brocades is not common, but has been replaced by the use of sequins and beading . Brocade fabrics are now largely woven on a Jacquard loom that is able to create many complex tapestry-like designs using the Jacquard technique . Although many brocade fabrics look like tapestries and are advertised in some fashion promotions as such, they are not to be confused with true tapestries . Patterns such as brocade, brocatelle, damask and tapestry-like fabrics are known as jacquard patterns. Warp (weaving) In

230-517: Is only woven in the patterned areas. The manufacture of brocade began during the Warring States period of China. Many products of brocade have been found in tombs of the era. Several distinct styles of brocade have been developed in China, the most famous being Yunjin (Cloud brocade) of Nanjing , Song brocade of Suzhou , and Shu brocade of Chengdu . Songket is a type of brocade in

253-458: Is weft-faced, warp-faced textiles are created using densely arranged warp threads. In these the design is in the warp, requiring all colors to be decided upon and placed during the first part of the weaving process, which cannot be changed. Such limitations of color placement create weavings defined by length-wise stripes and vertical designs. Many South American cultures, including the ancient Incas and Aymaras, employed backstrap weaving , which uses

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276-762: The Early Middle Ages , brocade fabrics were only available to the wealthiest of people as the Byzantine emperor charged extreme prices for the fabric. The designs woven into brocade fabrics were often Persian in origin. It was also common to see Christian subjects depicted in the complex weaves of the fabric. When these luxurious fabrics were made into clothing or wall hangings, they were at times adorned with precious and semiprecious stones, small medallions of enamel , embroidery and appliqués . Wealthy noblemen and noblewomen dressed in silk brocades from Italy, and velvets trimmed with fur from Germany . During

299-599: The Malay world (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei etc.) Dating back to the Middle Ages , brocade fabric was one of the few luxury fabrics worn by nobility throughout China , India , Persia , Greece , Japan , Korea and Byzantium . Woven by the Byzantines, brocades were an especially desirable fabric. From the 4th to the 6th centuries, production of silk was seemingly non-existent, as linen and wool were

322-509: The Old English word wefan , to weave. Warp means "that across which the woof is thrown". (Old English wearp , from weorpan , to throw, cf. German werfen , Dutch werpen ). The warp is the set of yarns or other things stretched in place on a loom before the weft is introduced during the weaving process. It is regarded as the longitudinal set in a finished fabric with two or more sets of elements. The term

345-701: The 14th and 15th centuries, the Court of Burgundy was made known for their continuous fashionable tastes and luxurious dress. Brocades were also an important fabric during the Renaissance , and especially the Italian Renaissance . As wool and silk were the primary fabrics used by Europeans during the Renaissance, and despite the lack of documentary evidence, it is said that due to the increase in complexity of decoration of Italian silk fabrics of

368-632: The 15th century, there must have been improvements in silk-weaving looms around this time. The complexity and high quality of luxurious silk fabrics caused Italy to become the most important and superior manufacturer of the finest silk fabrics for all of Europe. The almost sculptural lines of the fashions during the Renaissance were paired perfectly with the exquisite beauty and elegance of brocade, damask, and other superior silk textiles. Brocade fabrics are mostly for upholstery and draperies . They are also used for evening and formal clothing, for vestments , as well as for costumes. In India, Banarasi brocade

391-461: The manufacture of cloth , warp and weft are the two basic components in weaving to transform thread and yarn into textile fabrics. The vertical warp yarns are held stationary in tension on a loom (frame) while the horizontal weft (also called the woof ) is drawn through (inserted over and under) the warp thread. In the terminology of weaving, each warp thread is called a warp end (synonymous terms are fill yarn and filling yarn );

414-417: The original weaver's tool, with the shuttle being threaded through alternately raised warps by hand. The expression "warp and weft" (also "warp and woof" and "woof and warp") is used metaphorically the way "fabric" is; e.g., "the warp and woof of a student's life" equates to "the fabric of a student's life". Warp and weft are sometimes used even more generally in literature to describe the basic dichotomy of

437-518: The predominant fabrics. During this period, there was no public knowledge of silk fabric production except for that which was kept secret by the Chinese. Over the years, knowledge of silk production became known among other cultures and spread westward. As silk production became known to Western cultures, trade from the East began to decrease. It was discovered by Byzantine historians that in the 6th century

460-409: The weave was actually embroidered on. In Guatemala , brocade is the most popular technique used to decorate fabric woven by Maya weavers on backstrap looms . Ornamental features in brocade are emphasised and wrought as additions to the main fabric, sometimes stiffening it, though more frequently producing on its face the effect of low relief. In some, but not all, brocades, these additions present

483-492: The weft which carries almost no tension. This requires the yarn used for warp ends, or individual warp threads, to be made of spun and plied fibre . Traditionally natural fibres such as wool , linen , alpaca , and silk were used. However, improvements in spinning technology during the Industrial Revolution created cotton yarn of sufficient strength to be used in mechanized weaving. Later, synthetic fibres such as nylon or rayon were employed. While most weaving

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506-415: The weight of the weaver's body to control the tension of the loom. Because the weft does not have to be stretched on a loom the way the warp is, it can generally be less strong. It is usually made of spun fibre, originally wool , flax and cotton, today often of synthetic fibre such as nylon or rayon. The weft is threaded through the warp using a " shuttle ", air jets or "rapier grippers". Handlooms were

529-533: The world we live in, as in, up/down, in/out, black/white, Sun/Moon, yin/yang, etc. The expression is also used similarly for the underlying structure upon which something is built. The terms "warp" and "woof" are also found in some English translations of the Bible in the discussion of mildews found in cloth materials in Leviticus 13:48-59. In computing, a warp is a term for a block of parallel threads executed on

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