Ornamental features in brocade are emphasized and wrought as additions to the main fabric, sometimes stiffening it, though more frequently producing on its face the effect of low relief. The purpose of this is to give the appearance that the weave actually was embroidered on. It is a supplementary weft technique, that is, the ornamental brocading is produced by a supplementary, non-structural, weft in addition to the standard weft that holds the warp threads together.
The name, related to the same root as the word "broccoli", comes from Italian broccato meaning "embossed cloth," originally past participle of the verb broccare "to stud, set with nails," from brocco, "small nail," from Latin broccus, "projecting, pointed." īrocade is typically woven on a draw loom. Lace-Patterned silk brocade, Russia, early 18th centuryīrocade is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks and with or without gold and silver threads. Tisser (opérations diverses) (fr) Ĭreate from raw material, create from raw stuff - cloth, fabric, material, stuff, textile, tissue - craft, trade - arts and crafts (peg), (assemblage assembly collection collecting assembling aggregation) (adornment embellishment decoration ornament ornamentation) Toil labor labour employment work job vocation trade craftsmanship workmanship professional skill profession occupation business line of work line career calling professional activity professional duty Pourvoir d'ornements ou d'accessoires (fr)
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