WordNet
open weave
n. a weave in which warp threads never come together, leaving interstices in the fabric
Usage examples of "open weave".
Her baskets, whether open weave or watertight, had the same quality of simplicity and expert craftsmanship.
He started up the stairs towards Gentle, who was surreptitiously drawing breath through the open weave of the cloth around his face in preparation for his unveiling.
The cat's legs extended through the open weave but it was securely meshed.
Still shrieking, he dropped the spear and slid a slender branch out of the open weave of his harness.
Then they inspected the cheese basket on the coffee table, its open weave making a crisp lineal pattern on the white surface.