Since many technical terms in weaving come from English or are used synonymously in the international community, we have started to collect and translate the most important terms for you.
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In this table you will find the German terms on the left and the English translation on the right. Since this list is constantly being expanded, the terms are unfortunately not in alphabetical order. We recommend using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F (or Cmd+F on Mac) to search for the term you want.
What does the term ... mean?
| # | German | English |
| 1 | Foot | Foot |
| 2 | gallon | gallon |
| 3 | Scissors | Scissors |
| 4 | Panama binding | Basket weave |
| 5 | finishing, final treatment of the fabric | finishing |
| 6 | crosshairs | lease |
| 7 | plain weave | Tabby |
| 8 | web cartridge | Draft |
| 10 | hem | Hem |
| 11 | warp beam | warp beam |
| 12 | Schiffchen (hand guard) | Boat shuttle |
| 13 | selvedge | selvage |
| 14 | spreader | Temple |
| 15 | spool, ball | bobbin |
| 16 | thread | Plied yarn |
| 17 | peacock butterfly | Honeycomb |
| 18 | kicks | Treadles |
| 20 | crosshairs | Cross |
| 21 | quick shooter | Fly shuttle |
| 22 | Lift | lift |
| 23 | wick yarn | Single yarn |
| 24 | loom with pulley |
Counterbalance loom
|
| 25 | floatation | float |
| 26 | stripes | Stripes |
| 27 | stole | Shawl |
| 28 | warp threads per inch |
Epi (ends per inch)
|
| 30 | winding wheel, ball winder | bobbin winder |
| 31 | breastplate, front bow bar | Breast beam |
| 32 | Pattern | pattern |
| 33 | color interweaving |
Color and weave
|
| 34 | pedaling style | treadling |
| 35 | thread density | Sett |
| 36 | ribbed weave | Rep weave |
| 37 | double weave | Double weave |
| 38 | Pointed | Pointed |
| 40 | blanket, wool blanket | Blanket |
| 41 | weaving (weft) | draw-in |
| 42 | countermarch loom |
Countermarch loom
|
| 43 | sewing needle | Needle |
| 44 | reed of the reed | Dents |
| 45 | shot | Weft |
| 46 | thread | thread |
| 47 | trees | Beam |
| 48 | Dreher | Leno |
| 50 | fiber | Fiber |
| 51 | Dreher | Gauze |
| 52 | warp thread | End |
| 53 | cross twill, broken twill | Broken twill |
| 54 | Linen | linen |
| 55 | damask loom | Drawloom |
| 56 | Rosengang | Rosepath |
| 57 | striking | Beat |
| 58 | Unlacquered edge thread |
Floating selvedge
|
| 60 | loom | Loom |
| 61 | Reedekamm | Raddle |
| 62 | damask | Damask |
| 63 | Karo | check |
| 64 | silk | Silk |
| 65 | connecting the chain | tie-in |
| 66 | loading | Beater |
| 67 | edge, border | Border |
| 68 | shot, row | Row |
| 70 | Aida | Canvas |
| 71 | Material | Fabric |
| 72 | Academic subject | shed |
| 73 | tree slats | Beaming sticks |
| 74 | pointed twill | Pointed twill |
| 75 | spreader | Stretcher |
| 76 | loading track | shuttle race |
| 77 | hemp | Hemp |
| 78 | shaft | Harness |
| 80 | fringes | Fringes |
| 81 | move-in | threading |
| 82 | cross stool | lamb |
| 83 | Chain | Warp |
| 84 | pound | Pound |
| 85 | shot, row | shot |
| 86 | Linen | Flax |
| 87 | Customs | inch |
| 88 | sample cloth | Gamp |
| 90 | twill | twill |
| 91 | Scheindreher | Huck |
| 92 | plain weave | Plain weave |
| 93 | binding cartridge | drawdown |
| 94 | Hand towel | Towel |
| 95 | spring-loaded loom | Jack loom |
| 96 | cross bars | Lease sticks |
| 97 | bobbin frame | spool rack |
| 98 | (strand) eye | Eye |
| 100 | image fabric | Tapestry |
| 101 | (tree) apron | apron |
| 102 | strands | Heddles |
| 103 | Warenbaum | Cloth beam |
| 104 | Rear striker bar | back beam |
| 105 | Cotton | Cotton |
| 106 | Straight | Straight |
| 107 | prick the leaf | Sley |
| 108 | Atlas | Satin |
| 110 | Single shot | Pick |
| 111 | sample, specimen | sample |
| 112 | reed, comb | Reed |
| 113 | Wool | Wool |
| 114 | binding of the warped warp | choke |
| 115 | Great | Lace |
| 116 | Daldräll | Overshot |
| 117 | reel | Swift |
| 118 | warp beam brake | Brake |
| 120 | weaving, beginning piece | heading |
| 121 | weaving needle | Stick shuttle |