Our wide range of 4-shaft weaving patterns are perfect for beginner, intermediate and advanced weavers—we have something for everyone. Learn how to create woven kitchen towels, scarves, table runners, cowls, tops, ponchos, cloth, and rugs—all suitable for a table loom or floor loom with four shafts.
Every 4-shaft weaving pattern comes with a weaving draft, which is shown in the PDF pattern, and also delivered as a .wif file for people who use weaving draft software.
Below are a few of our bestselling projects. For each of these, you can choose to download just the free pattern, or purchase a custom kit with all the yarn you need to make the project.
by Elizabeth Springett
This scarf combines point twill, balanced twill, and broken twill for a bold visual effect. The slub texture of Mallo softens the linear pattern, as if it were drawn by hand.
This is a great beginner project for people new to multi-shaft weaving and interested in exploring twills.
by Amanda Rataj
This pair of cotton and linen hand towels is woven with an overshot pattern. Overshot is a weaving technique where a background of plain weave is set beneath a thicker pattern weft where the accent design is woven.
by Elizabeth Springett
This scarf pattern is a straightforward approach to deflected doubleweave using 4 harnesses and 2 colors of Duet Cotton/Linen. This scarf has a reversible pattern that can be as bold or understated as you want it to be, depending on the colors in the warp and weft.
If you're new to four shaft weaving patterns, reading a weaving draft for the first time can feel complicated. This post by Amanda Rataj about How To Read Weaving Drafts has everything you need to know for trying out your first weaving pattern.