Weaving on 8 Shafts | Weaving Space

Double weave on 8 shafts

Understanding the terminology of double weave and double cloth.… Read More

Different ways of setting up two layers when you have four shafts per layer.… Read More

The essential liftplans (and a tie-up) for weaving double weave blocks.… Read More

The evolution of a double cloth design.… Read More

What if we keep the same warp layer on top, but just exchange wefts? How would that work?… Read More

This post offers threading variations for two layers of twill woven on 8 shafts.… Read More

Creating a transition from one double cloth layer to the other… Read More

The amazing design potential of twill blocks on 8 shafts.… Read More

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

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

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

Twill boxes are woven using two blocks of 4-shaft twill.… Read More

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

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

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

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

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

When you don’t have enough wool… or enough cotton…. it’s time to explore differential shrinkage!… Read More

Stripes, blocks, triangles: double-faced twill drafts for small amounts of yarn on 4, 8 and 16 shafts.… Read More

Weaving those interleaved zig-zags on 8 shafts.… Read More