Designing a Twill Gamp: Part 4
Weaving your gamp by ‘treadling as drawn in’ and more.… Read More
Designing a Twill Gamp: Part 3
Thoughts on choosing fibre and colour for a successful twill gamp.… Read More
Designing a Twill Gamp: Part 2
How to build a composite threading out of different twills in order to weave your perfect gamp.… Read More
Designing a Twill Gamp: Part 1
A twill gamp is one of the most useful samplers in a weaver’s repertoire.… Read More
Twills on 8 Shafts: Varying the Treadling
Even with the same threading and tie-up, varying the treadling can make an enormous difference to the fabric we design.… Read More
Twills on 8 Shafts: Threading Variations
Threading variations for twills on 8 shafts, including extended point twills and advancing twills. … Read More
Twills on 8 shafts: Tie-up basics
Exploring the possibilities for a twill progression on 8 shafts… Read More
Colour-and-weave boxes
This versatile 4-shaft draft creates a pattern of little boxes and is one of my long-time favourites.… Read More
Pinwheel blocks
Use a neat trick with colour to maximise the impact of twill blocks.… Read More
Advancing point twill
An advancing point twill on 4 shafts can be repeated or reflected to create different effects.… Read More
A networked twill
This networked threading gives a design with the feel of draped, curving fabric.… Read More
