Excerpt from A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods and History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool and Other Fibrous Substances Shed - The opening made in the warp for the passage of the shuttle containing the weft. Textile. - Woven, or capable of being woven; formed by weaving. Warp - The threads which are extended lengthwise in the 'loom and crossed by the filling or weft; sometimes called the chain, or ends. Weft - The woof or filling of a fabric; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.