Composite component, method of manufacturing a preform for the component

A woven composite component for an aerospace structure or machine, the woven composite component comprising:

• a compound member extending from a T-piece junction with a feeder member, a noodle element extending in a weft direction through the T-piece junction;
• wherein
• the feeder member comprises first and second feeder portions on either side of the T-piece junction, each of the first and second feeder portions comprising warp tows extending towards the T-piece junction;
• there is a compound set of the warp tows extending from the first and second feeder portions, each turning at the T-piece junction to define the warp tows for the compound member;
• there is a crossing set of warp tows belonging to the compound set, the crossing set comprising warp tows from the first feeder portion and warp tows from the second feeder portion which cross each other at the T-piece junction to pass around the noodle element;
• and
• a number of the warp tows in the compound member is greater than a number of the warp tows individually in the first and second feeder portions.