Pattern Guide
We are always exploring new patterns and colour combinations. This page is a quick reference of those. For custom orders, pick your favourite pattern and fringe from these options. Tell us how many colours and the size you want, and we'll get started on your very own custom piece!
Remember that not every colour combination will look good with every pattern. Below are descriptions and examples of the different patterns to give you some ideas.
Page last updated Oct. 14, 2023
Plain Weave
A plain weave is the simplest weaving pattern. To create it, thread the weft under then over every other warp thread. Adding different colours changes the pattern.
Plaid or Checkered Weave
A checkered or plaid weave is a variation of a plain weave that uses two or more colours. Alternating bands of colour in both the warp and weft create the pattern.
Striped Weave
The striped weave uses stripes that are only a single thread wide. Both the warp and the weft alternate colours every other thread.
Double Weaving
A double woven textile allows for the separation of the warp into two fabric layers. When plain woven it creates thicker fabric.
Pile Loops
Pile loops are a manual type of detailing applied to a plain-woven textile. Leaving oversized loops in the weft while weaving creates the loops.
Textured Weave
A textured weave is any weaving pattern with some rows that skip threads. Surrounding these are plain woven rows.
Window Weave
The window weave is a specific row-pattern arrangement of the textured weave. It consists of one row that skips select strands, one row plain weave, one skipping row, then three plain rows.
Weft Floats
Weft floats are another variation on a textured weave. The weft skips over 5 or more warp strands at once. Weft floats create a distinct pattern on both the front and back of a weave.
Twill
A row of weft in a twill pattern goes over two warp strands, then under two. Each subsequent row shifts one strand over and repeats the same pattern.
Zigzag Pattern
The zigzag pattern is a variation on a twill. Where the line turns back on itself, the “2 under, 2 over” pattern shifts back one thread instead of forward.
Diamond Pattern
The diamond pattern is another variation on a twill. The second row of the pattern skips over four warp threads at the centre of each diamond. Elsewhere, it follows the same “2 under, 2 over” pattern.