Weaverly

When plotting your pattern lines on a network, whether for warp or weft, you needn’t be limited to straight lines, such as 1-2-3-4. Why not try initials such as point twills, rosepath, etc. In fact, any combinations that work together as warp/weft combinations on a given number of shafts will work as initials in a weave draft.

The following weave sampler of 4 different 4-shaft threadings, when combined with their associated treadlings (in other words, tromped as writ) shows that any two of these initials will work together.

Therefore, in the following diagram, any of the initials in the first row will work in a threading draft with any of the initials in the second row for a treadling draft:

In subsequent posts I will give examples of the process with actual 8 and 16 shaft drafts. Stay tuned!