Hand-Weaving Techniques: Design Textile Accessories
Twill Pattern
A course by Cassandra Sabo , Textile Designer and Hand Weaver
About the video: Twill Pattern
Overview
“Let’s move on to the next pattern, the twill. This is a diagonal pattern. In this lesson, you will continue learning how to follow weaving patterns.”
In this video lesson Cassandra Sabo addresses the topic: Twill Pattern, which is part of the Domestika online course: Hand-Weaving Techniques: Design Textile Accessories. Learn to create richly textured and sustainable textile pieces using a variety of weaving techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Twill Pattern In this lesson, I will teach you the twill pattern. The twill pattern is an extension of plain weave in the sense that we are going to continue using our patterns on our paper to work out exactly how you follow a weave pattern. We'll also be learning a bit more about the spacing between warp and weft and that relationship. First, I'm going to draw you what a twill pattern is, and a twill pattern is essentially a diagonal pattern. Working again from the idea that you have a four-by-four square, the twill pattern is simply picking up number one, leaving down two, three, four. Pi...”
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Course summary for: Hand-Weaving Techniques: Design Textile Accessories
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Category
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Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Decoration, Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Textile Design, Weaving

Cassandra Sabo
A course by Cassandra Sabo
Cassandra Sabo is a textile designer and weaver from Montreal, Canada. She initially moved to London to pursue a degree in textile design at Central Saint Martins, and eventually moved to Oxford with her husband and children, and founded The Oxford Weaving Studio.
From her studio, she shares her love and knowledge of weaving and the broader fiber arts with her community. Cassandra also researched, designed and developed The Oxford Frame Loom, a new type of frame loom that aims to bridge the gap between hand-weaving and tapestry weaving, enabling weavers of all levels to discover and explore this craft in new ways.
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