Filet weave

Filet weave shows regular square net ground with darned or woven floral figures—not leno warp crossings.

Leno mesh crosses warp pairs diagonally. Needle lace lacks woven net ground.

Filet lace uses a square net ground with darned motifs in openwork dress and household cloth.[1] Norwegian filet photography documents net-ground lace geometry.[2] Lace surveys group filet with woven and knotted openwork families.[3]

Renaissance filet copied reticella net patterns in woven form.[1] French filet curtains framed nineteenth-century windows.[2] Filet differs from gauze leno mesh.[3]

Today filet weave appears in curtains, table linens, and bridal overlays in cotton, linen, and silk.[1][2] Pair filet panels with plain café curtains.[3] When square net ground carries darned figures—filet weave applies.[2]

Curtains, table linens, bridal overlays, vintage café panels, and decorative household cloth.[1]

Filet curtains filter light—layer over solid plain for privacy.[2] Ivory filet reads cottage vintage.[1]

Net weave may be leno or knotted. Lace weave is broader openwork family. Openwork includes filet subtypes.[1]

Filet reads cottage, vintage, and domestic. Ivory filet curtains read French provincial.

Filet vs bobbin lace? Filet uses woven or knotted net ground; bobbin lace is braided.[3]

Filet vs leno gauze? Filet has square net; leno crosses warp pairs.[1]

Is filet woven or knotted? Both traditions exist.[2]