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Description: This premiere issue of WEFT demonstrates that plain weave is far from being plain. In fact, plain weave can have a number of different interpretations. Plain weave may be balanced or unbalanced, including warp- or weft-faced. It even includes basketweave and color-and-weave effects. Plain weave can range from flat, delicate, and gauzy to highly textured, lofty, or dense. It can be used as a blank canvas for weaver-manipulated lace weaves and inlay. What plain weave is not is synonymous with “tabby.” This article explores what tabby is and isn’t and the larger idea of weaving language across time and cultures.