Glossary

- Felt
A fabric made of loose, haphazardly arranged wool fibers, which have surface scales that stick to each other as a result of the felt-making process. In Central Asia, nomadic peoples live in circular tents called yurts, the roofs and walls of which are covered in felt.
- FiberThe base material from which thread (yarn) is twisted, knotted, or spun.
- Figure TowerSee drawloom.
- Flat WarpA warp that is not a circular warp.
- Flat WeaveSee carpet.
- FlaxSee bast and linen.
- Floss SilkUntwisted silk with a glossy and attractive appearance, generally used for supplementary weft decoration or embroidery.
- Foundation WeaveSee ground weave.
- Four-Selvedged WeavingA type of South American weaving in which both the weft and warp edges loop around and form continuous, uncut selvedges, as opposed to two-selvedged cloths (with selvedges on the weft borders only) produced by most weavers.
- Frame LoomA loom with a rigid frame around it.