It is made with a lot of thin warps and strongly drawn by bulky wefts with a reed, and is characterized by the design of Hakata-ori textile woven with raised warps.
細い経糸（たていと）を多く用い、太い緯糸（よこいと）を筬で強く打ち込み、おもに経糸を浮かせて柄を織り出すのが博多織の特徴。