Shelburne Craft School

Wondering whether to use a huckaback pattern or an advancing twill pattern for that baby blanket?

Knowing how different weave structures affect the drape and feel of your fabric can help. In this short class, we’ll look at woven samples of different structures, learn to identify their basic weave structure, and see how the weave structure’s interlacement affects the fabric’s appearance and hand.

Students will learn the characteristics of 4 important weave structures (plain weave and its derivatives, twill weaves, compound weaves, and double weaves), how their drafts differ,  how to choose a structure that suits the aims of their project.