Twill (Verb)
Meaning
Weave diagonal lines into (textiles).
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The weaver carefully chose the colors to twill a pattern of herringbone on the fabric.
- The traditional garment featured a unique design that the artisans twilled into the wool.
- In her experimental textile art, the artist twilled the threads into unusual patterns and shapes.
- The tartan fabric was made by twilling different colors of thread into specific diagonal lines.
- By twilling the yarns at an angle, the textile designer created a dense, diagonal weave.