By Patrick-Drinkwater

Plain Weave

• A plain weave carbon fiber sheet looks symmetrical with a small checkerboard style appearance. In this weave the tows are woven in an over/under pattern.
• The short space between interlaces give the plain weave a high level of stability.
• Fabrics stability is the ability for a fabric to maintain its weave angle and fiber orientation. (Not easily come apart)
• Due to this high level of stability, plain is not well suited for layups with complex contours, it will not be as pliable as some of the other weaves.
• Generally, plain weave fabrics are suited for flat sheets, tubes and 2D curves.