weft

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The Greenlanders' cloth started out identical to the Icelanders' warp-dominant fabric but eventually shifted to  contain more threads in its weft than its warp.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2022

They were dappled, like the hues in nature, thanks to the unique weave of the textured and irregular fabric weft.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2022

Edmonds isn’t flag-waving; instead, she’s visually weaving the warp and weft of a painted textile for contemplation.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2021

The samurai weaved kudzu in the weft of their elegant garments.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2021

There is Brahman, the world soul, the sustaining frame upon which is woven, warp and weft, the cloth of being, with all its decorative elements of space and time.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel