page_title: Leno weave
section_title: Uses
hierarchical_section_title: Leno weave / Uses
caption_attribution_description: English: Example of a LENO woven mesh bag used for produce (onions or potatoes), shellfish (mussels or oysters) and firewood for kindling.
context_page_description: Leno weave is a weave in which two warp yarns are twisted around the weft yarns to provide a strong yet sheer fabric. The standard warp yarn is paired with a skeleton or 'doup' yarn; these twisted warp yarns grip tightly to the weft which causes the durability of the fabric. Leno weave produces an open fabric with almost no yarn slippage or misplacement of threads.
context_section_description: Leno weave fabric allows light and air to pass through freely so are used in any area where a sheer, open weave fabric is required that will not bruise (where the threads shift away from their woven uniformity disturbing the beauty of the weave). If a simple in-and-out flat weave were woven very loosely to achieve the same effect the threads would have a tendency to this bruising. Leno weaves are often used for window treatments and for sheer layers for fine clothing. When made with glass fibre or other strong yarns or when permeated with a strengthening compound it can be used as an engineering material in construction, though due to the openness of the fabric if a solid covering is required it is often used in conjunction with other weave styles.
  Items made from leno woven fabric include:
  Produce bags - onions, potatoes, cabbage
  Shellfish bags - oysters, mussels and clams
  Firewood bags
  Curtains and drapery
  Mosquito netting
  Clothing
caption: Woven leno mesh bag for shellfish, firewood and produce.
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