12 Twills of Christmas: Twill 1
Merry Christmas! For a traditional start to a traditional season, here is a classic but effective twill: houndstooth.… Read More
Twills on 8 shafts: Blocks
The amazing design potential of twill blocks on 8 shafts.… Read More
Twills on 4 shafts
Discover the basic ingredients of 4-shaft twills from threading to tie-up, so that you can start to explore this exciting family of weaves.… Read More
What the Drawdown tells us
The drawdown is essentially a diagram of the woven cloth. Every square in the grid shows one point of interlacement between warp and weft.… Read More
Reading a Tie-up
The tie-up is an essential piece of information when you are weaving on a floor loom with treadles. … Read More
Understanding the Threading Draft
The threading draft is the instruction that tells you how you need to thread your warp for a specific pattern.… Read More
Weaving Drafts Examined
Generations of weavers have used drafts to pass on information to their students and colleagues, so let’s continue that historic tradition by working through the components of the weaving draft piece by piece.… Read More