A woven composite component 100 for an aerospace structure or machine, comprising: a compound member 102 extending from a junction 104 with a feeder member 106, a noodle element 114 extending in a weft direction through the junction. The feeder member comprises first and second feeder portions 108, 110 either side of the junction, each feeder portion comprising warp tows extending towards the junction. There is a compound set of warp tows 112 extending from the first and second feeder portions, each turning at the junction to define 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 portion which cross each other at the junction to pass around the noodle element. There is also disclosed a method of manufacturing a preform for a woven composite component.