Warp is the threads that go lengthwise, weft is the thread that goes side to side. Rayon is a chemical process that makes a satiny fiber (out of some cellulose source, lately bamboo is popular).
Sett is the spacing between the warp threads, and I had a hunch about what makes it 'differential' but that turns out to be wrong and so I have no clue what it means.
Shetland wool is [a] Scottish wool. At one point half of the UK's exports were wool, so that makes it kind of a big deal. That's all I've got from being in social circles with fiber folk.
> Warp is the threads that go lengthwise, weft is the thread that goes side to side.
That depends on the direction of the fabric through, it's probably clearer to the uninitiated to say that the warp is the fixed "structure", and the weft is the "filling" thread you draw over/under the warp.
The warp is connected to the machine, sure. But I think it’s a waste of time to set up a pattern to be as long as the loom is wide. You get no cloth at all until you’ve done all of the fiddly bits with getting the warp how you want it.
I believe that if you’re going to weave anything, professionally, you’ll pick the loom that’s the width of the shortest dimension of your design, for purely practical reasons. I briefly worked as a mechanic in college, and what separates the pros from dilettantes like me is speed. I’ve heard similar tales from other skilled laborers. “portrait vs landscape” I understood to be very much a speed issue with looms.
Sett is the spacing between the warp threads, and I had a hunch about what makes it 'differential' but that turns out to be wrong and so I have no clue what it means.
Shetland wool is [a] Scottish wool. At one point half of the UK's exports were wool, so that makes it kind of a big deal. That's all I've got from being in social circles with fiber folk.