Schichtung (der Kette)

English translation: (warp) depression

13:28 Jun 24, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
German term or phrase: Schichtung (der Kette)
I'm trying to translate the term "ungeschichtet", used in the description of an antique rug. I can't quite believe it can be as simple as "unlayered".

I've found the term "Schichtung der Kettfäden", where Kettfäden is warp threads. But after having read the description in the following link I'm none the wiser:
http://www.teppichfibel.at/strukturen-kette-schuss-knoten-ma...

I'd be very grateful for any input.
Joanna Scudamore-Trezek
Austria
Local time: 11:30
English translation:(warp) depression
Explanation:
Bei einer geschichteten Kette liegen jeweils zwei Kettfäden fast vertikal übereinander; deshalb sieht man auf der Rückseite des Teppichs bei jedem Knoten nur einer der beiden Schenkel des Knotenbogens, der andere liegt versteckt darunter.
(Habe jahrelang selber an einem großen Webstuhl Stoffe gewebt.:-)
Hier einige Quellen:
„Am deutlichsten sichtbar sind die Unterschiede zwischen geschichteter und ungeschichteter Ware beim Betrachten von feinen Musterdetails wie schräg laufenden Linien: Bei ungeschichteten Teppichen ist in Schussrichtung immer eine grade Anzahl Knotenbögen sichtbar, nur bei geschichteter Ware sind ungrade Knotenbögenzahlen möglich.“
http://www.handgefertigte-teppiche.de/basiswissen-teppiche/k...

Rugs can be woven with their warp strings held back on different levels, termed sheds. This is done by pulling the wefts of one shed tight, separating the warps on two different levels, which leaves one warp on a lower level. The technical term is “one warp is depressed” Warps can be depressed slightly, ore more tightly, which will cause a more or less pronounced rippling or “ridging” on the back of the rug.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_rug

Wenn die Kettfäden nicht zu tief geschichtet sind, bleiben die beiden Schlingen eines Knotens sichtbar und müssen als ein Knoten gezählt werden. Bei tiefer Schichtung ist nur eine Schlinge sichtbar. Am besten erkennt man dies, indem man Abschnitte des Flors mit farblich abgesetzten Einzelknoten sucht, beispielsweise in Diagonalen oder Linien.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perserteppich

Sometimes the warps are depressed or offset so greatly that, from the back of the rug, alternate warps are hidden. If this occurs, each knot will show on the back of the rug as a single node. This is diagramed at the right with an example utilizing symmetrical knots, but this can also occur with asymmetrical knots and different degrees of warp depression or offset When the warp is offset 90 degrees, as in the second example, the alternate warps will lie on top of its predecessor
http://www.azerbaijanrugs.com/carpet-guide/rugs_knot_density...

…. most weavers depress the warp strands to some degree. That is, instead of both warp strands lying side by side as illustrated, the warps lie on top of each other. This will allow for a much more compact structure and greater durability in most cases. The degree of depression can also be important in terms of determining the provenance of any particular rug.
http://www.carpet-index.com/weaving_explained_in_detail.htm
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 03:30
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Many thanks indeed for this extremely useful reference and your research. That's been a huge help indeed.
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(warp) depression


Explanation:
Bei einer geschichteten Kette liegen jeweils zwei Kettfäden fast vertikal übereinander; deshalb sieht man auf der Rückseite des Teppichs bei jedem Knoten nur einer der beiden Schenkel des Knotenbogens, der andere liegt versteckt darunter.
(Habe jahrelang selber an einem großen Webstuhl Stoffe gewebt.:-)
Hier einige Quellen:
„Am deutlichsten sichtbar sind die Unterschiede zwischen geschichteter und ungeschichteter Ware beim Betrachten von feinen Musterdetails wie schräg laufenden Linien: Bei ungeschichteten Teppichen ist in Schussrichtung immer eine grade Anzahl Knotenbögen sichtbar, nur bei geschichteter Ware sind ungrade Knotenbögenzahlen möglich.“
http://www.handgefertigte-teppiche.de/basiswissen-teppiche/k...

Rugs can be woven with their warp strings held back on different levels, termed sheds. This is done by pulling the wefts of one shed tight, separating the warps on two different levels, which leaves one warp on a lower level. The technical term is “one warp is depressed” Warps can be depressed slightly, ore more tightly, which will cause a more or less pronounced rippling or “ridging” on the back of the rug.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_rug

Wenn die Kettfäden nicht zu tief geschichtet sind, bleiben die beiden Schlingen eines Knotens sichtbar und müssen als ein Knoten gezählt werden. Bei tiefer Schichtung ist nur eine Schlinge sichtbar. Am besten erkennt man dies, indem man Abschnitte des Flors mit farblich abgesetzten Einzelknoten sucht, beispielsweise in Diagonalen oder Linien.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perserteppich

Sometimes the warps are depressed or offset so greatly that, from the back of the rug, alternate warps are hidden. If this occurs, each knot will show on the back of the rug as a single node. This is diagramed at the right with an example utilizing symmetrical knots, but this can also occur with asymmetrical knots and different degrees of warp depression or offset When the warp is offset 90 degrees, as in the second example, the alternate warps will lie on top of its predecessor
http://www.azerbaijanrugs.com/carpet-guide/rugs_knot_density...

…. most weavers depress the warp strands to some degree. That is, instead of both warp strands lying side by side as illustrated, the warps lie on top of each other. This will allow for a much more compact structure and greater durability in most cases. The degree of depression can also be important in terms of determining the provenance of any particular rug.
http://www.carpet-index.com/weaving_explained_in_detail.htm


Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 03:30
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 71
Grading comment
Many thanks indeed for this extremely useful reference and your research. That's been a huge help indeed.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: So here it would be "undepressed warp", which doesn't get many hits, but appears to be correct. Well done!
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  -> http://warrug.com/Info/2009/07/11/warp-depression-explained/
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