In 1995, a braided ribbon with checked and animal pattern was found at the northwestern edge of the Tarim River delta by Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology. It was unearthed from tomb No. 22 and bordered on the middle of a sachet hanging on the waist of the female tomb owner. This ribbon was braided with double structure, and the patterns were formed by warps of the top layer and inner layer changing position as required. This article provides a detailed analysis of the weave structure of the braided ribbon with checked and animal pattern unearthed from Yingpan, exploring the braiding technique of braided fabrics in double structure.
Similar braided ribbons in double structure was also found in Niya, Xinjiang, Mozuizi, Gansu and Mashan, Hubei etc. These braided ribbons are all silk fabrics dating to 4th century BC to 5th century. In recent years, with the finishing of the prehistoric wool fabrics unearthed in Xinjiang, the braided wool ribbons in double structure had also been found in the ruins o f the Zhagunluke cemetery and the Wupu cemetery. The ribbons were very narrow, only about 1-2 cm,  through the interchange of the two layers of warps, a simple pattern was formed. This article introduces these unearthed objects and discusses the exchange of the braiding technique of braided fabrics in double structure on the Silk Road.