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  • Laura Fry

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    April 25, 2023 at 1:56 am

    Not sure what you mean by ‘turned’ twill. Usually that means using two blocks of twill, one 1:3 the other 3:1 on 8 shafts.

    You can do stripes weft wise on four shafts by using a direct tie up then use two feet to do the 3 up 1 down (on a jack loom).

    If you mean changing the twill line direction, that can be done using 2:2 twill.

  • Laura Fry

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    April 25, 2023 at 10:19 am
  • Laura Fry

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    April 25, 2023 at 10:22 am
  • Sheila Roberts

    Member
    May 5, 2023 at 2:32 pm

    If you want blocks of different colors (one warp dominant, one weft dominant), you will need to use a 3-1 or 1-3 tie-up. If you use a 2-2 tie-up, you’ll see the same colors in all blocks (neither warp or weft dominated). If you just want to change the twill angle, you could use a 2-2 tie-up.

  • Janet Dawson

    Administrator
    May 7, 2023 at 5:05 pm

    Chiming in here to agree with @laura-fry and @sheila-roberts and to add: you don’t have to use a 1/3 (or 2/2) *straight* twill, nor do you have to use the same twill in each block.

    Here are 1/2 turned twill on 6S; a 1/2 and 1/3 turned twill on 7S (both straight), and a bunch of different 1/3 twills on 8S – straight, point, broken of various lengths.

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