Thursday, February 25, 2016

Broken Twill

I've been working on weaving Gebrochene (translated from German to mean "broken") Twill.



Present day weavers may recognize this as M's and W's. This draft was available to me from the book, "The Best of Weavers- Twill Thrills"- on loan from my friend, Judy. (thanks! Judy).



I wove this cloth on a 4 shaft loom. There were 275 ends of cotton - KnitPicks Curio - from my friend Brigitte (thanks! Brigitte).



The weave structure has a long and interesting history (some similar examples dating to circa 1500s). The complex draft requires breaks and reversals--lots of patience for dressing the loom, but the results when weaving are very satisfying! Tromp as Writ! I had help figuring out the drawdown from my friends Greta and Elaine (thanks! Greta--thanks! Elaine).

As you can see, it was a group effort..and I'm grateful for all of the help!

4 comments:

Lisa at Greenbow said...

So pretty. I was wondering what was keeping you busy this winter. We had our first crocus this week. Poor thing is all closed up and shivering this past couple of days though. I hope you are warm and well.

mija said...

it is very beautiful !!!

thecrazysheeplady said...

That's the best part of weaving - the group effort :-).

Valerie said...

She weaves!!!!

Table loom or treadle loom?

You are a born weaver, the work is lovely.

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