Tapestry Weave and Pictorial Figured Fabrics
topic
Tapestry weave uses a weft-face satin or plain weave structure where only the weft is visible on the fabric face, with each weft colour forming part of the design image only where its colour is required, requiring multiple weft shuttles or carriers each contributing colour to specific warp sections per pick to build the pictorial image row by row in the weft direction, with Jacquard control selecting which warp ends are raised to receive each colour carrier.
Role
Creates pictorial woven images by treating each weft pick as a pixel row that contributes colour to specific areas of the design image, with the quality of the woven pictorial image determined by the weft sett providing the vertical pixel resolution and the number of available weft colours providing the colour palette depth, with modern Jacquard-controlled tapestry fabrics for upholstery reproducing photographic imagery with sufficient resolution and colour fidelity for commercial decorative application.