Honeycomb Weaves PDF

# Honeycomb Weaves ## Honeycomb Weaves - In Honeycomb weaves, threads form ridges and hollows to give a cell-like appearance on the fabric surface. - The warp and weft threads float freely on either side of the fabric, giving a rough structure to the fabric. Both these properties of the structure...

# Honeycomb Weaves ## Honeycomb Weaves - In Honeycomb weaves, threads form ridges and hollows to give a cell-like appearance on the fabric surface. - The warp and weft threads float freely on either side of the fabric, giving a rough structure to the fabric. Both these properties of the structure make the fabric highly moisture absorbent. - Honeycomb weaves are mainly used as towels, bedcovers and quilts. ## Types of Honeycomb Weaves - Honeycomb weaves are classified as: - Ordinary Honeycombs: - Single Ridge Honeycomb - Double Ridge Honeycomb - Brighton's Honeycomb - The ordinary Honeycombs give cellular effect on either side of the fabric, whereas in Brighton's Honeycomb cellular effect is only produced on one side of the fabric. ## (i) Single Ridge Honeycomb ### Example 1 **Construct a single ridge honeycomb on 8 threads** **Solution:** - First, make a diagonal line. - Make another diagonal line leaving one box from the top left-hand corner. - Now fill the two opposite diamond spaces, either side ones or up and down ones. A diagram is shown demonstrating these steps. ### Example 2 **Construct two repeats of 12 thread single ridge honeycomb.** A diagram is shown demonstrating the solution. ### Example 3 **Construct 16 thread single ridge honeycomb.** A diagram is shown demonstrating the solution. ## (ii) Double Ridge Honeycomb ### Example 1 **Construct 16 thread double ridge honeycomb.** **Solution:** - Make a double diagonal line leaving one box from the center. - Make another double diagonal line from the top left-hand corner. - Now fill either of the two opposite pairs of diamond spaces. A diagram is shown demonstrating these steps. ### Example 2 **Construct 24 thread double ridge honeycomb.** A diagram is shown demonstrating the solution. ### Example 3 **Construct two repeats of 14 thread double ridge honeycomb.** A diagram is shown demonstrating the solution. ## (2) Brighton's Honeycomb - It is a combination of single ridge and double ridge honeycombs. - Brighton's Honeycomb is woven on a straight draft rather than a pointed one. - The number of threads required to complete a Brighton's Honeycomb should always be in multiples of four. - In order to construct Brighton's Honeycomb a term called as Longest Float is found out: **Longest Float = No. of Threads / 2 -1** ## Construction of Brighton's Honeycomb ### Example 1 **Construct Brighton's Honeycomb on 16 threads.** **Solution:** - **Longest Float = (16/2) - 1 = 7** - A double diagonal line is formed by leaving one box between them from one corner. - From the other corner a single diagonal line is formed. - From the double row, leave 7 boxes upward and from the 8th box fill 7 boxes outward. - From the double row leave 7 boxes downward and from the 8th box fill 7 boxes outward. - Add marks to these lines in a diamond order. - Starting from both the double row bases, add 7 marks outwards. - From these bases fill in the order of a diamond. A series of diagrams show the construction of a 16-thread Brighton's honeycomb. ### Example 2 **Construct Brighton's Honeycomb on 20 threads.** **Solution:** - **Longest Float = (20/2) - 1 = 9** A diagram is shown demonstrating the solution. ### Example 3 **Construct two repeats of 12 threads Brighton's Honeycomb.** **Solution:** - **Longest Float = (12/2) - 1 = 5** A diagram is shown demonstrating the solution. ## Fabric Effect of Honeycomb Weaves - A diagram is shown demonstrating a 16-thread single ridge honeycomb. - A diagram is shown demonstrating a 16-thread double ridge honeycomb. - A diagram is shown demonstrating a 16-thread Brighton's honeycomb.