| Ikat |
(n) -- a term adopted from the Malay word “menikat,” which means “to bind, tie or wrap around” – is known in Thai as “mud mii.” An ancient art found in many cultures, the process involves dyeing only certain segments of the yarn, achieved by first wrapping those parts that are to remain undyed. |
| Loom | (n) -- a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth |
| Menikat | (n) -- see Ikat |
| Mud Mii | (n) -- see Ikat |
| Reeling | (v) -- process by which a special device is used to locate the end of a filament on a cocoon, after which it must be carefully unwound |
| Shuttles | (n) |
| Sleying | (v) -- the process of pulling each individual warp yarn between the fine teeth of a metal comb |
| Spinning Wheel | (n) -- instrument used for unwinding dyed skeins of thread onto to big bobbins for the warping process |
| Warp | (n) -- the length-wise thread of a woven material; a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the woof |
| Weft | (n) -- a yarn used for the woof |
| Weft-knitted |
(adj) -- produced in machine knitting with the yarns running crosswise or in a circle |
| Woof | (n) -- a filling thread or yarn in weaving |
Sources:
Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary
Jim Thompson, The Thai Silk Sketch Book