Weaving Techniques || Herringbone Weave

I’ve been really loving how draft patterns are looking in my weaves. They are really easy to weave too once you get the pattern down. Today I am sharing the classic Herringbone weave. You’ve seen this pattern many times before. It makes the shape of diagonals, similar to a twill weave. However, where the twill continues in diagonals going the same direction, the Herringbone will stop and then have an offset of diagonals going in the opposite direction. It’s a really nice interlocking pattern.

For my example I’m weaving across 16 warp threads, but this will work over more or less warps. Here is my grid that I followed to weave. The white squares represent the warp threads, which means I will pass my weft threads under the warp. The black squares represent my weft thread, which means I will pass my weft over the warp. I’m also weaving in my usual upside down approach, which just means I face what will be the top of my weave towards me when weaving. So how you’re looking at the grid now, I’m starting in the top left corner.

step 1| pass the weft under 2 warp threads, then over 2, under 1, over 1. Now I repeat the pattern until I hit my 16^th warp thread (ending on over 2 warp threads).

step 2| weaving in the opposite direction, I start with 1 under, 2 over, 2 under, repeating 2 over/2 under until I hit my 16^th warp thread (ending on 1 under).

step 3| pass the weft 2 over, 2 under, over 1, under 1, repeating until I hit my 16^th warp thread (ending 2 warp threads under).

step 4| 1 over, 2 under, 2 over, repeating 2 under/2 over until I hit my 16^th warp thread (ending 1 over).

step 5| here the pattern is a repeat of step 1; under 2 warp threads, then over 2, under 1, over 1. Now I repeat the pattern until I hit my 16^th warp thread (ending on over 2 warp threads).

step 6| repeating step 2; 1 under, 2 over, 2 under, repeating 2 over/2 under until I hit my 16^th warp thread (ending on 1 under).

step 7| repeating step 3; 2 over, 2 under, over 1, under 1, repeating until I hit my 16^th warp thread (ending 2 warp threads under).

step 8| repeating step 4; 1 over, 2 under, 2 over, repeating 2 under/2 over until I hit my 16^th warp thread (ending 1 over).

It’s a fairly simple pattern, but the offset is where you have to pay attention. Still it’s easier then the double-diamond pattern that I shared before.

I was asked by some readers to share more video tutorials, so I’m working on putting together a tutorial on this pattern. You can find the videos I’ve made so far here, and I plan to go back and make videos on other techniques I have previously covered. If there is a technique that you would like to see a video on, let me know in the comments below.

What do you think of the Herringbone pattern? I really like how the diagonals interlock, it adds a bit more interest.

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Happy Weaving!

Kate

 

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