The smooth or "a stuoia" weaving (the oldest and least elaborate method): a vertical loom is used and the cloth is woven in a smooth uniform fashion. The decorative motifs are represented by the alternating of the coloured yarns used; the finished product is extremely compact and hard-wearing;

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ALSO:
woven roving

La raccorderia e i pezzi speciali sono realizzati mediante stratificazione manuale (Hand Lay Up), impiegando feltri di fibra tagliata (chopped strand mat) e di stuoia (woven roving) impregnati o per stratificazione mediante fibra tagliata (chopped strand) impregnata oppure per saldatura di segmenti di tubazioni e fittings (spools).

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