7,800 linear feet of waste selvedge, produced on-site by industrial Jacquard looms. delineated various spaces of function for a wedding party of 150 people within a 16,500sf weave room at The Oriole Mill.

Selvedge is a term derived from the process of a self-finished woven edge of cloth. In weaving the weft threads running over and under the warp, back and forth across the loom, are of continuous lengths that bind the edges of a cloth preventing it from unraveling. The Oriole Mill’s Jacquards looms utilize a “false-selvedge” method of construction with rapier shuttles. The weft yarns are carried across the warp, laid and cut. To ensure adequate tension to the cloth the independent weft threads are superficially woven beyond the width of the actual cloth for a short period, then cut. This critical process creates a temporary effect and becomes almost immediate waste. Scroll down for Jacquard loom videos.

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