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Jan 6, 2022 · Dornik Twill Towels. This is the first warp on the new baby Fanny loom. Twill towels. 400 ends at 20 EPI in 8/2 unmercerized cotton. I’m getting used to all the quirks of this new-to-me loom.
Dornick Twill. Dornick twills are broken pointed twills. I learned of these from the LeClerc Master Weaver Series. Immediately below is the drawdown of an example, tromp as writ. There are several treadling variations. The fabric below on the right was woven using the draft on the lower left. Pictionary by Marcy Petrini ©2018, photos by Terry ...
4-shaft loom, 36” weaving width; reed; one shuttle, four bobbins. A temple is optional but very helpful. The numbers allow for double length or two smaller pieces with a 3¼ yard warp. Valley Yarns #07 Throw in 4-Shaft Dornik Twill PDF is a Weaving pattern by Barbara Elkins, available as a Downloadable PDF.
- Valley Yarns
The twill is a "broken" twill called Dornick's (perhaps to honor some long-ago weaver, as this is a very old pattern). A broken twill is one in which the twill lines are offset or "broken" in some way. Here is the weaving draft I made up for the runner:
Dornik – is a broken Herringbone, woven like a straight 2/2 twill. Entwining Twills – are Fancy twills with twill lines running to both left and right. Glen Plaid or Check – has a two color warp, usually light and dark, arranged 4 and 4 and 2 and 2, woven in a 2/2 twill with the same color arrangement.
Mar 24, 2014 · "Offset" was used for advancing sequences but also used for a sequence like that in a dornik twill (where some threads have been deleted from a more common sequence). When weaving software was developed in the 1980s, there was a tool for creating advancing sequences in an early Apple program.
The warp was put on my Cranbrook rug loom – straight up countershed 4-shaft dornik twill – where I did add one stripe with split directions to make it a bit less boring. Because I did not know at that time just which pattern I’d like to sew, I used all the yarn I had, about 32” wide, and wove just over 5 yards of fabric.
