Warp-faced

In a warp-faced weave, the warp threads are packed closely together and the weft threads are beaten down out of sight. The pattern is created by the warp colours. Warp-faced textiles tend to be stronger and less pliable than weft-faced ones, making them well-suited for belts, straps, tent dividers, and bags.

The Saharan and pre-Saharan Amazigh traditions include warp-faced woven bands, taggalt, tidnit, used as tent dividers, camel decoration, and domestic partitions. These are distinct from floor rugs but belong to the same material culture.