Twills

Even with the same threading and tie-up, varying the treadling can make an enormous difference to the fabric we design.… Read More

Threading variations for twills on 8 shafts, including extended point twills and advancing twills. … Read More

Exploring the possibilities for a twill progression on 8 shafts… Read More

This versatile 4-shaft draft creates a pattern of little boxes and is one of my long-time favourites.… Read More

Use a neat trick with colour to maximise the impact of twill blocks.… Read More

An advancing point twill on 4 shafts can be repeated or reflected to create different effects.… Read More

This networked threading gives a design with the feel of draped, curving fabric.… Read More

The poor goose seems to be a bit cross-eyed this morning…… Read More

When I think of fireworks, I think of pinwheels; and when I think of pinwheels, I think of fireworks.… Read More

Cord weave: one of my all-time favourite structures for highlighting pops of colour.… Read More

Not quite a twill, but a colour-and-weave variation to create interlocking triangles.… Read More

Combining a spiky point threading with an advancing treadling to conjure up snow-covered pine forests.… Read More