Slit tapestry (slit weave)

Slit tapestry is a kilim structure in which two weft colours meeting along a vertical line each turn back around their own last warp, leaving a small slit between them. Long slits weaken the cloth, so weavers avoid long vertical lines and step their outlines instead, which gives slit kilims their crisp, stepped edges.

Also slit-tapestry weave · slit kilim · slit-woven

See also Kilim

Last reviewed November 2026