Handweaving.net Draft #62986

June 15th 2011 in Drafts

Handweaving.net is a great source for drafts. They have literally thousands of them; many are historical — others are contributed. Additionally there is an archive of documents related to weaving. All in all it is a wonderful site.

They also have a tool for creating divisional drafts and profiles. The following draft is created with that tool:

WIF

It reminds me a little of a variation on a cats paw & snail trail draft. Its major drawback is that it has long floats in both the warp and weft — 12 is the maximum float for each. Still pretty nifty, however!

Put the Treadle to the Metal: 4 Shaft 14 Treadle Draft

Sometimes we do something not because it is a good idea, but rather because we can do it.

On a four (4) shaft loom there are a total of sixteen (16) treadle combinations. Two of these, all up and all down are not at all practical. This leaves us with fourteen (14) combinations. What follows is […]

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