Figure 2 shows a typical honeycomb pattern (a) and
a plain pattern (b), as well as their corresponding fabric
geometries on the right-hand side. The yarn path in the
honeycomb fabric contains an interwoven curve and
straight float. The length and altitude of the yarn
float along the warp and weft directions are both
increasing and then decreasing gradually and simultaneously,
showing a periodicity and forming repeats of
inverted pyramidal space on both sides of fabric.