Twill pattern weaving

At first let's see the structural difference between plain twill and satin weave respectively in the following picture

Twill weave is a weave pattern that is done by passing the weft yarn over and under two or four warp threads with a “step” between rows to create a diagonal pattern. It is not a basic technique like a plain weave where you can simply go over and under each warp thread. Twill weave is a great technique to add to your Tapestry weaving. You can create nice textures like diamond or chevron that looks great when you weave a tea mug coaster, a bookmark or a DIY wall hanging.

In a weaving group that I belong to, one of our members brought a braided twill scarf for show and tell. Warp and weft were the same color, so the design was subtle, but very beautiful. It started me on a search for simple braided twills that could be woven on four or eight shafts. I have found a few and will add to this collection as I find more. Here's a lovely four shaft version I found this one in Carol Strickler's book of 8 shaft drafts #355 This one, or something very similar…

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I finally got back to my loom the other day. I managed to knock out just under a metre of this clasped weft with a diamond twill pattern. My goal is to get three metres of this, then do another thr…

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Weaving Patterns For Four Shaft Loom

One day I was perusing handweaving.net and found a draft in “16 Harnass Patterns: The Fanciest Twills of All – From the Weaving Notebooks of Fred A. Pennington” (book authored by…

Use a neat trick with colour to maximise the impact of twill blocks in a pinwheel design.

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Lark & Bower (Sarah Ward Podlesny) on Instagram: "Gradients Colour mixing and shading can be done in many different ways with weaving. Something magical always happens when playing with stripes and structure - can you see in the middle of picture 3, all the different patterns emerging? 🤯 Magic ✨ #weaving #wovenstructure #wovengradient #learntoweave #twill #structure #overandunder #warpandweft #colourgradient #wool #cotton #warp #weft #craft #weave #wovens #offloom #offloomweaving…

Adding Clasped Weft with a 2/2 Diamond Twill Pattern… – living journey creations

Weaving twill, chevron, diamond and houndstooth patterns on a frame loom - a simple weaving tutorial #weaving #textiles #handwoven #loom #diamond #chevron