Broken-twill check weaving draft
8-shaft advancing twill with a 4/4 dark and light check. 8 shafts and 8 treadles; the pattern repeats every 16 ends and 16 picks.
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Threading
The shaft each end goes on, from end 1; repeat it across the warp:
Ends 1–16: 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 1 2
Tie-up
- Treadle 1: shafts 1, 2, 3, 4
- Treadle 2: shafts 2, 3, 4, 5
- Treadle 3: shafts 3, 4, 5, 6
- Treadle 4: shafts 4, 5, 6, 7
- Treadle 5: shafts 5, 6, 7, 8
- Treadle 6: shafts 1, 6, 7, 8
- Treadle 7: shafts 1, 2, 7, 8
- Treadle 8: shafts 1, 2, 3, 8
Treadling
The treadle for each pick, from pick 1; repeat it for the length of the cloth:
Picks 1–16: 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 1 2
Colour order
Warp: 4 navy, 4 cream; repeat across the warp.
Weft: 4 navy, 4 cream; repeat up the cloth.
Use any two colours with good contrast in place of navy and cream: the effect comes from the order of the colours and the weave together. See the colours guide and how to read a drawdown.
More drafts
- Plain weave: Tabby on 2 shafts, over one and under one: dark warp and light weft
- Houndstooth: 2/2 twill, 4 dark and 4 light in warp and weft
- Puppytooth: A small houndstooth: 2/2 twill, 2 dark and 2 light