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basic weaves ![click to hear : basic weaves click to hear : basic weaves](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
The principal types of weave.
satin weave ![click to hear : satin weave click to hear : satin weave](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Widely spaced weave forming a smooth surface; here, the weft thread passes over four warp threads and then under one.
plain weave ![click to hear : plain weave click to hear : plain weave](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Mesh forming a check pattern in the fabric; the weft thread passes over and under a warp thread, and is staggered by one thread per row.
twill weave ![click to hear : twill weave click to hear : twill weave](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Mesh forming oblique lines in the fabric; here, the weft thread passes over and then under two warp threads, and is staggered by one thread per row.