To realize a high-quality chenille woven fabric capable of depicting a pattern having creativity by embodying a material and a method for weaving the woven fabric capable of more easily depicting the pattern having creativity for general handicraft lovers.

Provided is a chenille woven fabric, in which one continuous chenille yarn comprising: a pattern constituting portion having marks arranged at constant intervals, for depicting a predetermined pattern on the chenille yarn by using colors previously constituted, when the chenille yarn is woven as a waft yarn; and an accent color portion having two or more colors including the same color as a color used in a pattern portion, is used to weave the pattern constituting portion as a weft yarn, and the chenille yarn separated from the accent color portion is woven in a direction different from a direction constituting a warp yarn and a weft yarn. Accordingly, realized is the high-quality chenille woven fabric capable of depicting a three-dimensional pattern having creativity.