Diamond twill weaving

It’s always good to practise techniques before trying to use them to create a finished piece. At least that’s what people say, but I am astoundingly bad at following that advice; mostly I just dive straight in and it usually turns out okay!

After making the blue and white wall hanging earlier this year, it took me a while before I actually committed to doing anything else with my new Schacht Lilli frame loom. My intention was to try out some of the pattern tutorials on the Spruce & Linen YouTube channel and, after much procrastination, that is what I have started to do.

The first one I chose was this diamond twill pattern. It’s a simple weave as long as you follow the pattern; just a single colour yarn with contrasting warp. Of course, now I want different coloured warp threads so I can do this with light coloured yarn as well. There is also a tutorial for a two-colour variant which alternates the colours of the rows of the diamonds, but for once I picked the simplest option first.

I’d suggest that this is the start of a weaving pattern and technique library but that sounds far too much like (a) something I might have to follow through on and (b) something I could use as an excuse for not making my own creations.

Reference:

• Spruce & Linen – How To Weave Diamond Twill