Observed arrival · 2026-10-14
Weave Patterner: a browser-based weaving-draft designer
A free online tool for designing weaving drafts, with a live drawdown, cloth preview, and exports for looms and images.
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- Handweavers drafting patterns for multi-shaft looms
- Worth noticing
- The feature list names up to 128 shafts and treadles, WIF import and export, and keyboard and screen-reader support.
Field notes
The listed workflow connects threading, tie-up, and treadling or lift plans to an updating drawdown. The homepage also names support for structures ranging from overshot and Bronson lace to double cloth, plus WIF exchange and BMP export for jacquard looms such as the TC2. It says the tool supports keyboard use and screen readers; the interactive app itself requires JavaScript.
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