Pattern family
Weave Structures
Every woven cloth is built on one of a small number of interlacing structures. These entries document the foundations: plain weave, twill, satin and sateen, and basket weave, each rendered as a thread-level drawdown so the structure itself is visible.
Plain Weave
No. 017weave · weaves
Twill
No. 018weave · weaves
Satin
No. 019weave · weaves
Sateen
No. 020weave · weaves
Basket Weave
No. 021weave · weaves
Dobby
No. 057weave · weaves
Settle the confusions
From the journal
Almost every woven cloth is one of three interlacings. The only difference is how often the warp and weft cross. Here is the whole grammar of weaving.
Why Denim Fades (and Why We Pay Extra for It) →Denim's fade is engineering, not accident: ring-dyed yarn, exposed twill floats, and an indigo that never fully bonds. The flaws are the product.
The Loom That Taught Computers to Read →Jacquard's 1804 loom ran on punched cards a century before computing borrowed them. The line from brocade to Babbage to IBM is direct and documented.
How Houndstooth Is Actually Woven →Houndstooth is not a printed motif. The jagged tooth emerges from a 2/2 twill and a simple color order. Here is the construction, step by step.