Double weave on 8 shafts
What is double weave?
Understanding the terminology of double weave and double cloth.… Read More
Threading double weave on 8 shafts
Different ways of setting up two layers when you have four shafts per layer.… Read More
Liftplans for double weave blocks
The essential liftplans (and a tie-up) for weaving double weave blocks.… Read More
Studio Stories: Inspired by Klee
The evolution of a double cloth design.… Read More
Double weave blocks: weft interchange
What if we keep the same warp layer on top, but just exchange wefts? How would that work?… Read More
Double twill
This post offers threading variations for two layers of twill woven on 8 shafts.… Read More
Studio Stories: Slow Motion Exchange
Creating a transition from one double cloth layer to the other… Read More
Understanding twills on 8 shafts
Twills on 8 shafts: Blocks
The amazing design potential of twill blocks on 8 shafts.… Read More
Twills on 8 shafts: Tie-up basics
Exploring the possibilities for a twill progression on 8 shafts… 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: 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
Ideas for twills on 8 shafts
12 Twills of Christmas: Twill 2
Twill boxes are woven using two blocks of 4-shaft twill.… Read More
12 Twills of Christmas: Twill 4
Combining a spiky point threading with an advancing treadling to conjure up snow-covered pine forests.… Read More
12 Twills of Christmas: Twill 5
Not quite a twill, but a colour-and-weave variation to create interlocking triangles.… Read More
12 Twills of Christmas: Twill 7
When I think of fireworks, I think of pinwheels; and when I think of pinwheels, I think of fireworks.… Read More
12 Twills of Christmas: Twill 9
This networked threading gives a design with the feel of draped, curving fabric.… Read More
12 Twills of Christmas: Twill 11
Use a neat trick with colour to maximise the impact of twill blocks.… Read More
Double twill
This post offers threading variations for two layers of twill woven on 8 shafts.… Read More
Weave a bubble scarf using differential shrinkage
When you don’t have enough wool… or enough cotton…. it’s time to explore differential shrinkage!… Read More