This twill is threaded and treadled based on draft on Heinrich Woolhever’s 1821 Pattern Books Draft. It represents further use of a pattern I chose to explore for the Early Weaving Books and Manuscripts Group of Complex Weavers. The cheerful stripes are my addition.
MAFA2019-013
Weaver
Patty Chrisman
Source
Heinrich Woolhever, Pattern Book Drafts (1821) at handweaving.net
Yarn
10/2 cotton warp; 8/2 cotton weft
EPI
20
Purpose
Towels
Guild
Frances Irwin Handweavers
Collection
MAFA 2019 Towel Exchange
# of shafts
4
Weave Name
Birds Eye Twill
Weave Category
Twill Simple
