Warp printing
METHOD OF FABRIC PRINTING WHERE THE WARP THREADS ARE PRINTED BEFORE WEAVING TO CREATE A SOFTLY BLURRED PATTERN
Chiné; Pompadour taffeta; Warp-print taffeta; Satin de chine
Warp printing is a fabric production method which combines textile printing and weaving to create a distinctively patterned fabric, usually in silk. The warp threads of the fabric are printed before weaving to create a softly blurred, vague pastel-coloured pattern.