weaved

Weaved is the past tense of the verb weave and describes the act of interlacing threads or other strands to form fabric or to form a pattern. It is used in contexts ranging from textile creation to decorative or structural interlacing in materials.

Weave forms in English are irregular. The standard past tense is wove and the past participle is woven. Weaved is also used as a past tense form in many varieties, particularly in American English, though it is more common in informal contexts and can sound less formal in written text. For example: “She weaved a basket from reeds” versus “She wove a basket.” The choice of form can reflect dialect, style, or emphasis.

Historically, the word originates from Old English wefan, related to other Germanic languages. Weaving is not only about textiles; the term is also used metaphorically to describe combining ideas, stories, or paths, as in “weaving a narrative” or “weaving through traffic.”

In textiles, weaving uses warp and weft to form fabric, with variations such as plain weave, twill, and satin. Weaved patterns may be produced by hand or on mechanical looms, reflecting a long tradition across cultures from artisanal craft to modern industry.