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WAINSCOTING - materials applied to the bottom
third of an interior wall, i.e. bead board,
paneling, chair rail
molding
WALLCOVERING - flexible materials such as paper, vinyl, foil,
fabric, felt, cork,
carpet
or veneers applied to a wall
WALL HANGING - a tapestry,
needlepoint or bound
fabric panel hung on the
wall, typically suspended from an iron drapery rod
and adorned with cording and
tassels
WALLPAPER - pattern
printed onto paper, which is adhered to the wall
WALLWASHING -
glare-free ambient lighting installed at regular intervals around the
ceiling or
floor to evenly illuminate walls
WAND - mechanism used to tilt slats on a blind
WARDROBE - free-standing or built-in
cabinet
designed specifically to house clothing with hooks or rods
WARP or END - yarn in woven
fabrics running lengthwise and parallel to
the selvage, interwoven with
the filling
WARP PRINT - when hand-weaving, a design is printed on warp
threads woven with weft threads
creating an
impressionistic image
WASHED GOODS - fabric procedure using commercial washing machines to mimic a worn effect
WATERPROOF - to make any object impervious to
water, i.e. lamination,
polyurethane coating, sealer
WATERPROOFING - the
act of applying a water resistant layer onto an object, to protect from water
damage and promote longevity i.e. lamination
WEAVE/WOVEN - cloth created by using a
loom and a combination of intersecting
warp and
filling threads, plain, twill, or satin
WEAVING - creating cloth by hand or with a
loom,
interlacing yarns to produce a woven cloth
WEFT or FILLING - threads running horizontally
from selvage to selvage in
fabric
WEIGHTS - individual units or pre-made tapes sewn into the hem of
drapery panels or fabric
vertical blinds
WELTING - fabric wrapped
cording used to reinforce and
embellish seams
WHITE WASH - white paint, thinly applied on a surface, giving an aged or
weathered appearance
WHOLESALE - goods and services sold directly from the
manufacturer
WIDOWS WALK
- rooftop platform, said to have been created for widows seeking their husbands
who had been lost at sea, often found on
Victorian homes
WIDTH - in fabric this refers to one strip of material of any length; in design and drafting this refers to the overall
measurement from left to right
of any object
WILTON CARPET - Jacquard
loom utilizing perforated cards to regulate the feed of
colored yarn onto the carpet surface
WINDOW
- glass opening or glass panel, typically framed in wood or metal, which may be
fixed or operable to promote air circulation and allow in
natural light
WINDOW COVERING -
any decorative application to a
window frame or pane of glass including
blinds, cornices,
draperies, window film, etc.
WINDOW FILM - thin layer of UV rated plastic, adhered to a
window to reduce sun damage; thin layer of
patterned plastic adhered to a
window to create privacy and interest
WINDOWS - multiple glass
enclosures. See WINDOW
WINDOW TREATMENT - any
decorative application
to a window frame or pane of glass, used interchangeably with the term
window covering
WINDSOR CHAIR - spindle-backed, turned legged
chair with a rush seat
WING-BACKED CHAIR - wing-shaped, high-back
upholstered chair with
upholstered arms and often with
exposed carved Cabriole legs
WOOD FURNITURE - hand-crafted or
manufactured
case goods
WOODWORK - handmade cabinetry created from
the wood
WOOL - woven
fabric made from fleece or sheep
fibers
WORK ORDER - signed document specifying work to be completed, including
details and illustrations
WORK STATION - floor areas and furniture used by employees to perform their duties
WORK SURFACE - any surface designed for accomplishing a task. i.e.
counter
WORSTED - long staple fibers, which have been combed to remove shorter
fibers before being tightly twisted and woven
WRITING DESK
- a cabinet or piece of
furniture incorporating built-in
drawers and slots for pens, letters, stationary,
etc. See LAP DESK,
SECRETARY
WROUGHT IRON - iron, which is heated, bent and
hammered into shape by hand, i.e. hand-forged
iron
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