Temple Systems for Fabric Width Maintenance
topic
Temples grip the fabric selvedges near the fell and hold the fabric at full reed width against the weft contraction tension that would otherwise draw the selvedges inward from the full reed width, with ring temples, needle temples, and clip temple types providing different levels of grip force and fabric surface marking that are selected based on fabric construction, weft yarn type, and fabric quality requirements.
Role
Prevents the fabric width reduction from weft contraction that would occur without mechanical selvedge restraint, maintaining the fabric width at the specified reed width that determines the finished fabric width after wet processing, with temple type and setting being critical for fabric quality in that excessive temple pressure causes selvedge marking while insufficient grip allows width contraction that changes fabric cover and appearance.