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Huckaback and Mock Leno
Open, absorbent weaves: huckaback for towels and mock leno imitating the gauze of a true leno.
HuckabackMock lenoFloatsOpen structure
Huckaback
A huckaback alternates blocks of plain weave with blocks where ends (and picks) float over three or more threads. The floats stand out from the plain ground and make a rough, absorbent surface for towels and glass cloths.
Huckaback 1 — 10 ends × 6 picks · 10 ends × 6 picks
Fabric effect (2× repeat)
Draft · 4 healds
Threading order: 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 3 4 3
Lifting (peg) plan
Huckaback 2 — 10 ends × 10 picks · 10 ends × 10 picks
Fabric effect (2× repeat)
Mock leno
A true leno crosses the ends over each other with a doup heald; a mock leno imitates the open, perforated look with an ordinary dobby by grouping ends and picks so that they crowd together in some places and leave gaps in others.