I’m still working my way through ‘Exploring Multishaft Design’ by Bonnie Inouye, and still on the first section where changes are made in the tie-up to design new drafts.

I made two drafts for plaited twills by adding diagonal lines to the tie-up of some of the 32-shaft twills I wove earlier, the lines being at 45 degrees to the twill lines. You can adjust the tie-up so that the lines appear to go over and under each other, giving the plaited effect.

Here’s the same plaited twill with a point treadling:

And here’s a second one with more plain weave areas: