Every warp end is controlled individually, so the figure is not limited by the number of shafts. A repeat can run the full width of the cloth.
Shot silk is a plain idea plainly executed: one colour in the warp, another in the weft, and a satin structure that pushes long warp floats onto the face. Move…
Brocading means each small area of colour carries its own little shuttle, thrown only where that colour is wanted. No machine does it. It is done by hand, and this…
Indigo does not dissolve. It is reduced to a colourless form, taken onto the fibre, and then oxidises back to blue in contact with air. So each dip only puts…
This pattern has been on the looms since 1994 and has been redrawn four times. The change that mattered was bringing the repeat in from 32 centimetres to 26. The…
Bring a swatch, a drawing, or just a sentence — "it should drape without going soft" is enough to start. We work backwards from yarn count. Minimum run 30 metres.