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F E AT U R E S

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28Can I Weave that on my Rigid-Heddle Loom?
62Idea Gallery: Twill for Shape and Drape
66Traditions: A Gathering of Threads
70North Light Illuminated
Taxonomy of Twills

MADELYN VAN DER HOOGT

Explore the many faces of this most illustrious and versatile of weaves structures.

Understanding Color-and-Weave Effects

KAREN DONDE

What can perennial favorites houndstooth and pinwheels teach us about twill-based color-andweave effects?
LIZ GIPSON

How to decide whether you can (or want to!) weave a shaft-loom draft on a rigid-heddle loom.
DIANNE TOT TEN, BARBARA HERBSTER,

AND JANE PATRICK

Three garments that celebrate the unique properties of twill fabric.

ROSALIE NEILSON

Kong gumi is the handsome and handy member of the ancient kumihimo braid family.
FRAN CURRAN

Fran tests out twills and more with North Light Fibers Forever Lace yarn.

PROJECTS

30 Autumn Fire Runner JEAN SPARKES

34 4-Shaft M-and-W Twill Dish Towels ROBYN SPADY
36 Double-Faced Twill Table Mats KATE LANGE-MCKIBBEN
38 Test Drive Twill Towels YORIKO OKI
40 Elegant Gamp Lap Robe SUZIE LILES
44 Rosepath for Baby Wrap SUSAN HORTON
46 Sampled, Striped, and Shaded Twill Robe
SARAH H. JACKSON

50 Evening on Broadway Undulating Twill Bag

MARILYNN COWGILL

52 Copper River Shawl DEANNA BAUGH

54 Infinity Scarves in Shadow Weave and Log Cabin

D E PA R T M E N T S

From the Editor

Contributors

Letters

Whats Happening

Roving Reporters

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Spotlight

14

Goods

15

Media Picks

72

Readers Guide:
Project Directory
Yarns and Suppliers

FRAN CURRAN

How to Use This

58 Waves of Color: Advancing Twill Scarves

Issue

ROBIN LYNDE

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60 Twill Variations Top LINDA WILLIAMS

67 Twill Lines in a 4-spot Kong Gumi Braid Sampler
ROSALIE NEILSON

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Classified Ads
Advertisers Index

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Endnotes
KATHY AUGUSTINE