Warp

Warp was a type of woollen cloth known from the Netherlands (including Leiden, where it was one of the seven textile neringen  [industry] ) from the late Middle Ages.

Warp had a warp made from combed threads and a weft made from carded threads (comparable to baai). The textile was neither fulled nor roughed. It was generally dyed in a dark blue colour. It is no longer produced.

The cloth was used for women's shoes, aprons, neckties, upholstery and women's upper skirts. 

Lit: Els de Baan, Goed Garen, 1994, pp. 94-95.

WV, 23 March 2022

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