Weaveit pro for mac is a weaving application for creating, designing and displaying weaving drafts and patterns. Weaveit supports windows 7, windows 8 and windows 10. Background color there are five blackgreyishwhite tiles on the right hand side of the weaving screen. This is a fabric design software, to aid hand weavers in creating textile weaving patterns. A typical weavedraft screen will look like this the various parts are labelled for clarity. This book covers the subject extensively with chapters on.
I create 64shaft designs because thats the limit of my weaving software. When pixeloom was released for the mac last summer, i bought it. Perfect for a full day guild weavealong or workshop. A mournin max weaving challenge 108 card deck, and a companion draft solutions book. The weaver just moves the overhand arm up or pushes down on the right treadle to open the shed with whichever shafts the computer has selected. It is available on apples ipad, iphone and ipod touch. One thing any weaver needs from weaving software is a sharp, clear picture of the threading to take to the loom when setting up the warp. Jun 03, 2019 iweaveit is drawdown app for designing hand weaving patterns. The price of weaving software usually reflects the complexity of the program and whether or not it comes with the ability to drive a computer interfaced loom. We expect this site to be a valuable resource for all proweave users and fo r the weaving community in general. I usually only print the threading plan and then i use a paper printout i got at school to do the lift plan. A textbook of hand weaving for the beginning weaver the weavers companion the companion series learning to. Supports any number of warp and weft threads, treadles, and harnesses. Feel free to explore our site and let us know what you think.
Handloom weaving technology is the most complete and detailed book in the field. A software program for creating weaving drafts and drawdowns. The software of the apollo guidance computer was hand woven into rope core memory. Because weavedesign, rugdesign, and laceweave are written for microsoft windows, i ran them in windows xp on a mac pro using vmware fusions.
I do understand the importance of computers in the developing craft movement. A software engineer by trade, sue started developing the pixeloom software program shortly after she learned to weave in 2002. One of the first computers to use integrated circuits, the apollo guidance computer was lightweight enough and small enough 70 pounds and under a. A textbook of hand weaving for the beginning weaver the weavers companion the companion series learning to weave. Weavedraft program for weavers gammon software solutions. Loom control drivers for computer assisted looms available for avl, toika, arm and. Weaving a pattern that detailed was, before the early 1800s, if not outright impossible, impossibly tedious. Our product is proweave, a fullfeatured weaving design software tool.
Currently there are no plans to update the software. See more ideas about weaving, software and hand weaving. Original miniature patterns for hand weaving part 1. We offer low cost subscriptions to support providing and expanding this site for you. Weaving software software development itech solutions. Weaving software r where to find weaving software computers and weaving the easiest way to find weaving software packages is over the internet.
One person might have a need for excellent color design with mostly plain weave, someone else might be using the software with an avl computerized loom. Weavingsimulator is fabric design software, to aid hand weavers in creating weaving patterns and immediately seeing what the fabric will look like. Welcome, new developments, versions of software, outline of features, download pcw, system requirements, gallery of drafts and teaching schedule. Yarn, the loom and shedding motions, equipment and tools, drafts and layouts, preparatory processes, weaving. The rope memory device shown here, a prototype created in 1963 by burroughs. The core functionality of the standalone software is identical to that of the online version. Doubleclick on the weavedraft icon to start the program or use the program manager or file manager to execute the program. The single purchase of iweaveit will download all your android devices tablets and phones. Weavepoint weavepoint is software for advanced weaving design an efficient tool for creating, editing and analyzing textile patterns and colorways and keeping a pattern archive. Try out the free demos and order your weaving software soon. Alan kay, the pioneering computer scientist, has observed that hardware is really just software crystallized early. Wool, linen and hemp were the dominant yarns of choice until the advent of the cotton gin in 1793 which greatly reduced the cost and increased the availability of cotton fiber. Also included is a pdf with additional information about the draft. Weave with iweaveit for android free download and software.
Sep 16, 2014 before computers, people programmed looms. Computers and weaving 1 weaving software i safety of downloading software the media is full of horror stories about destructive computer viruses lurking in the back alleys of the internet, and many people are scared to do anything but. When computers and weaving are mentioned in the same sentence, my mind first turns to weavedesign software. Guide to downloading index, home, fiberworks pcw, weaving. Software knitting and weaving industry apparel search. Check out the manufacturers website, download sample software if available, check out feedback from users, but also think about what your weaving needs are. Complex weaving looms were widespread across europe, africa and asia by the middle ages. Before computers, people programmed looms the atlantic. Software on the computer determines which shafts to lift each pick based on the instructions it finds in the weaving draft file it currently has open. Welcome, new developments, versions of software, outline of features, download. All of the drafts downloaded from use wif format because many different weaving software packages will read this. The loomy bin this site provides design tools for hand weavers. The author, sue farley, responds very quickly to questions, there is a demo version to try and its more intuitive than some of the more advanced software. See more ideas about weaving, software and weaving techniques.
We do not release customer information of any kind to. This means i dont have to remember each step of the design which can be more than 2,000 threads long the computer remembers it for me. Download computer software draft for an 8 shaft pattern for the snowball and roses bands file is wif and will work in most weaving software programs. Mar 16, 2011 the software of the apollo guidance computer was hand woven into rope core memory. No matter your goal, we have something to help achieve it. The thread controller 2 tc2 is a digital jacquard loom manufactured by tronrud engineering as, dept. A good place to seek information is from the weaving groups and lists online.
Search for iweaveit by canyon art on youtube or become a subscriber to be notified of new videos. This weaving app supports androids human interface guidelines with many of androids features. I make every other row grey so i can look at a glance when weaving an overshot and know what the next tabby. This program is provided by the generosity of the author. Later, this same software will send the finished design to another computer attached to the loom. It was developed by the same people who did weaveit for the pc windows environment and iweaveit for iphoneipad. Hand weaving books weaving on a little loom everything you need to know to get started with weaving, includes 5 simple projects. To run the tools, your computer needs to have a java enabled browser. However, weaving software is not necessary to weave designs with more ends freehand like my mermaid scarf or using graph paper more than 64ends wide. Tc2 loom digital weaving machine digital weaving norway.
Pikes peak weavers guild download weavedesign software. Weavedesign a software program for creating weaving drafts and drawdowns created by bengt nelson. This website contains hand weaving drafts, many of which are public domain. Weaving software lets me program the design of the cloth into the computer. There are no commercial looms with more than 40 shafts, and even those looms cost tens of thousands of dollars. This program is provided by the generosity of the author and through the auspices of the pikes peak weavers guild. Search for iweaveit by canyon art on youtube or become a. Downloading card weaving software, patterns, and tutorial.
It presents a comprehensive picture of the technology and mechanics of handloom weaving. Features of weavedesign complete weaving package providing threading, treadling, liftplan or tieup, and drawdown for both single harness and double harness weaving. These tools are meant to be used over the internet, there is no need to install them on your computer. Many of our customer also use the loom for creating oneoffs. Core rope and the apollo guidance computer onboard the apollo spacecraft, the revolutionary apollo guidance computer helped navigate to the moon and land on its surface. Widest selection of weaving looms anywhere the woolery. Software for editing drafts, planning projects, and virtual sampling available for windows or mac. The tc2 loom is a tool that assists during the innovative or the creative phase of the making of the textile and is designed primarily for sampling, rapid prototyping or product development purposes. I twist two lower threads over two upper threads for each leno grouping and insert my pick up stick to. Our product is proweave, a fullfeatured weaving design software tool for both macintosh and windows users. Weavers create the threading, treadling and tieup and weaveit will display the draft as a drawdown. Handweavers will appreciate the ability to calculate yarn yardage and the number of heddles. Weave with iweaveit for android free software downloads.
We provide complete draft collections produced from a large number of works on weaving. Here at interweave, we have projects for every kind of weaving enthusiast, from the experienced 8shaft weaver to the child using a cardboard box. By the time of my solo show overleap in 2011, i began to feel the freedom of expression using jacquard hand weaving. It could be because i need to feel the permanence of actual materials under my hands rather then seeing pixels on the screen showing me the possibilities that could be possible. Free weaving patterns and drafts youll love weaving interweave. Weavepoint is software for advanced weaving design an efficient tool for creating, editing and analyzing textile patterns and colorways and keeping a pattern archive. I have a mac and there are only a few choices for weaving software unless you use software to make your mac think its a pc. Loom control drivers for computer assisted looms available for avl, toika, arm and louet looms. Weaving my iridescent rainbow leno lace peacock shawl. These free weaving patterns and drafts will help you hone new weaving skills so you can take your craft to the next level. Our product is proweave, a fullfeatured weaving design software tool for both. The development of the flying shuttle 1733 helped to automate the weaving process. You can make one of those on basic spreadsheet software.
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