Introduction to twining
Part 1
We begin by learning how to get contrasting coloured threads to wander to the left, then wander to the right, on a background of interlinking.
We begin by learning how to get contrasting coloured threads to wander to the left, then wander to the right, on a background of interlinking.
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You want a warp of 12 loops in 3 colors, ten of a background color A, and two of contrasting colors B&C.
That's 5A, 1B, 1C, 5A. This will give you 24 threads. If you want help to set up the warp, click on the image at the right to watch a video. |
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To help you to better understand the charts, Carol will take you through a chart-writing exercise. For this you will want to print up a page or two of the graph paper at the right. Have a pencil, eraser, and colored pencils on hand.
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Part 2
What happens when threads meet, and need to cross over each other. A way to practice this is to make what I call the CandyStripeHat
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Part 3&4
We explore a way to move one pair to the right, and at the same time another pair to the left. We will then explore a way to hide the contrasting colored threads at the back (the first step towards double cloth). |
Needs video part 3&4
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| twiningtutorial.part3_4.r-l-handed.pdf |
Part 5
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