Design and Technology GCSE
Weft
What Weft means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Weft
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The threads that are woven horizontally (left to right) over and under the warp threads.
The transverse (crossways) threads that are woven under and over the warp threads.
Topics that use Weft
- Textiles: The sources, origins, physical and working properties of natural, synthetic, woven, non-woven, knitted, blended and mixed-fibre textiles and their social and ecological footprint (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The categorisation of the types, properties and structure of natural, synthetic, blended and mixed fibres, and woven, non-woven and knitted textiles (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Warp
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Regenerated Cellulosic
- Selvedge
- Fibre
- Microplastics
- Regenerated Fibre
- Tensile Strength
Using Weft in the exam
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