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Components of the Drawdown Frame

drawdown frame, identifying components

Key:

  1. Threading draft, shown running right to left, shaft 1 at bottom.

  2. Tieup.

  3. Treadling draft, shown running bottom to top, treadle 1 at left.

  4. The cloth diagram, sometimes referred to as the drawdown. Cloth can be represented in different ways. This diagram is an interlacement that shows thread color as well as thread direction.

  5. The insertion point. This is a blinking square which can be positioned using arrow keys or by clicking the mouse. The insertion point indicates where typing will take effect, as well as the destination for pasting items.

  6. The warp color bar where you set the color of warp threads. In a new design, warp threads are initially white.

  7. Warp Spacing, where you set thread thickness. Thread numbering is optional.

  8. The weft color bar where you set the color of weft threads. In a new design, weft threads are initially blue.

  9. Weft spacing, where you set thread thickness. Thread numbering is optional.

See also:

Set Shafts and Treadles, where you can adjust the number of shafts and treadles in the drawdown frame.
Layout options, where you can set left to right threading or top to bottom treadling order.
How to draw and create weaving drafts.