1. Drafting with Weaving Software #2 Enter Data
Threading, treadling, tie-up, dents, and color.
Questions:
Insert/ Delete keys will insert/delete ends, picks, treadles. (Yes/No)
Blank ends, picks, and treadles are allowed. (Yes/No)
(check program version #’s used for illustrations)
program version #’s show which version was used for illustrations
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2. Drafting with Weaving Software #2 Data Entry
View by topic:
2. Enter Data
View by weaving program
Fiberworks Bronze/Silver
Patternland
pixeLoom
ProWeave
Weave Design
WeaveIt Basic/Pro
WeaveMaker
WeavePoint
Illustrations: program version #’s
(check program version #’s used for illustrations)
program version #’s show which version was used for illustrations
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3. Fiberworks Bronze/Silver 2. Enter Data
2a. Mouse: Click and Drag
2b. Keyboard and Number Pad
2c. Fill
2d. Tieups
2e. Thickness
2f. Color
2g. Weave As Drawn In
Insert/Delete OK
Blanks OK
The Miscellaneous settings are very useful.
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4. Fiberworks Bronze/Silver 2a. Enter Data
Mouse: Click and Drag
Choose an icon and click and drag a box to fill with the threading.
Point
Straight
Network
The Miscellaneous settings are very useful.
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5. Fiberworks Bronze/Silver 2b. Enter Data
Keyboard and Number Pad
Type shafts/treadles directly from the keyboard. Keyboard layout has an easy visual mnemonic.
Or type two digit numbers from the number pad when scroll lock and num lock are both on. (06 for shaft 6, 16 for shaft 16)
Tie-ups can also
be typed using
the + and – keys.
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6. Fiberworks Bronze/Silver 2c. Enter Data
Fill
Warp/Weft Fill
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7. Fiberworks Bronze/Silver 2d. Enter Data
Tie-ups
Bonze/Silver
Enter first treadle,
Tieup Twill Repeat
Silver only
Enter first quarter,
Tieup Repeat by Quarters
Silver
Bronze
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8. Fiberworks Bronze/Silver 2e. Enter Data
Color
Choose a color from the palette and click or click and drag in the color bar to add color or type color number/letter.
From the menus
choose warp  colors…
and make choices from
the box.
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9. Fiberworks Bronze/Silver 2f. Enter Data
Thickness
Click or type numbers
In the thickness bar.
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10. Fiberworks Bronze/Silver 2g. Enter Data
Weave As Drawn In
Weft 
Weave As Drawn In…
Choose from window
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11. Patternland 2. Enter Data
2a. Smart Cursor/Keyboard
2b. Cursor Keys and Spacebar
2c. Click and Drag
2d. Color
2e. Symbols
2f. Thickness
2g. Copy or Repeat
Insert/Delete OK
Blanks OK
Create style files to quickly reformat screen and printing. For example create a style for printing a threading, another for a complete draft.
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12. Patternland 2a. Enter Data
Smart Cursor/Keyboard
Ctrl s toggles the smart cursor; a cursor key sets the direction of movement, right, left, up, down. Once the smart cursor is on and the direction is set, keyboard input can be used. The visual mnemonic mapping allows entry up to (4 is shaft 4, r is 14, f is 24, v is 34.)
Colors are input with Caps Lock on.
Symbols are input with Scroll Lock on.
The number pad can also be used for
Shafts/treadles up to 99.
Create style files to quickly reformat screen and printing. For example create a style for printing a threading, another for a complete draft.
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13. Patternland 2b. Enter Data
Cursor Keys and Spacebar
Using the smart cursor (Ctrl s) and the numeric pad corner keys to set diagonal direction, holding down the space bar will enter a straight draw. Diagonal direction can be switched by using Ctrl spacebar.
Create style files to quickly reformat screen and printing. For example create a style for printing a threading, another for a complete draft.
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14. Patternland 2c. Enter Data
Click and Drag
Using the mouse to click and drag enters data in the squares the mouse cursor touches. Draws freehand curves.
Create style files to quickly reformat screen and printing. For example create a style for printing a threading, another for a complete draft.
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15. Patternland 2d. Enter Data
Color
Color Brush
Using the color brush and color bar, click on end/pick to input color in grids or drawdown
Format  Styles 
Threading and Tieup: Numeric
Treadling: Graphic/Palette
Warp/Weft: Graphic/Palette
Color Bar
Create style files to quickly reformat screen and printing. For example create a style for printing a threading, another for a complete draft.
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16. Patternland 2e. Enter Data
Symbols
Symbol Brush
Warp Bar
Format  Styles 
Threading: Symbol
Tieup: Numeric
Treadling: Graphic/Palette
Warp/Weft: Graphic/Palette
Create style files to quickly reformat screen and printing. For example create a style for printing a threading, another for a complete draft.
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17. Patternland 2f. Enter Data
Thickness
Using the warp/weft bars and change the numeric symbols for each thick thread. Turn on Variable Size for the size and shape set.
View in Display or Print Preview
Create style files to quickly reformat screen and printing. For example create a style for printing a threading, another for a complete draft.
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18. Patternland 2g. Enter Data
Copy or Repeat
Draft 
Quick Utilities 
Make choices
Create style files to quickly reformat screen and printing. For example create a style for printing a threading, another for a complete draft.
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19. pixeLoom 2. Enter Data 2a. Click and Drag 2b. Line and Point Draw
2c. Keyboard
2d. Color
2e. Symbols
2f. Thickness
2g. Tromp as Writ
Insert/Delete OK
Blanks OK
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20. pixeLoom 2a. Enter Data Click and Drag
Choose the pencil tool and drag it over the grid to enter a freehand curve.
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21. pixeLoom 2b. Enter Data Line and Point Draw
Choose the Line Draw from the toolbar.
Using the right and left mouse
buttons you can draw lines and
reverse directions.
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22. pixeLoom 2c. Enter Data Keyboard
For shafts 1 to 9 use the number keys or the number pad. For additional shafts use the letter keys in alphabetical order. a=10, b = 11, c=12, etc.
User Defined symbols:
Enter data
Threading  User-defined
Double click on starting end.
Type symbols, letters,
numbers
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23. pixeLoom 2d. Enter Data Color
Color menu and paint bucket have same options for fill.
Left mouse button
Right mouse button
Brush can be used anywhere with right and left mouse clicks to enter color.
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24. pixeLoom 2e. Enter Data Symbols From menus Threading is Alpha
Tieup is Symbols
Treadling is User-defined
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25. pixeLoom 2f. Enter Data Thickness Threading/Treadling  Thickness
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26. pixeLoom 2g. Enter Data Tromp as Writ Mirror Threading
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27. ProWeave 2. Enter Data 2a. Keyboard: Use Notepad or Simple Text
2b. Line Draw
2c. Tieup
2d. Color
2e. Symbolize
2f. Treadle as Drawn In
Insert/Delete No
Blanks OK
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28. ProWeave 2a. Enter Data Keyboard: Use Notepad or Simple Text
Type shaft or treadle numbers. Save each as text.
Threading:
Tie-up:
1 2
2 3
3 4
4 1
File  Import from text,
Select both, CTRL m to make draft
Treadling default is as drawn in.
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29. ProWeave 2b. Enter Data Line Draw a. Options  Direction Lock
Use numbers to determine line direction
Press Esc when done.
b. Use line draw tool and
click and drag for a line
between two points.
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30. ProWeave 2c. Enter Data Tieup Use drawing tools or Use Twill Databank
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31. ProWeave 2d. Enter Data Color Draft  Use Colorbars Solid colors:
Drag existing color
onto new color
Multicolor:
Use pen tool and
palette
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32. ProWeave 2e. Enter Data Symbols With draft selected, Draft  Symbolize
A symbolized draft can not be edited.
It can be viewed
or printed.
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33. ProWeave 2f. Enter Data Treadle as Drawn In
Draft  Treadle as Drawn In
Or duplicate and rotate
threading and/or color bar
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34. WeaveDesign 2. Enter Data
2a. Freehand
2b. Line mode
2c. Color
Insert/Delete No
Blanks OK
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35. WeaveDesign 2a. Enter Data
Freehand
Use pen tool to click and drag freehand
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36. WeaveDesign 2b. Enter Data
Line draw
Use line tool to click and drag a line between two points.
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37. WeaveDesign 2c. Enter Data
Color
Color tool window where you can pick or modify a color for your draft
Palette shows colors in draft
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38. WeaveIt Basic/Pro 2. Enter Data
2a. Editors
2b. In View
2c. Keyboard
2d. Draw and Line
2e. Repeats
2f. Tieup
2g, h, i. color
2j. thickness
2k. Treadle ‘As Drawn In’
Insert/Delete OK*
Blanks OK
*In select mode
*Not in the tie-up
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39. WeaveIt Basic/Pro 2a. Enter Data
Editors
Two colors are available with right and left mouse clicks as shaft/treadle information is entered. Colors can be changed as desired.
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40. WeaveIt Basic/Pro 2b. Enter Data
In View
Edit draft with one color warp (left click) one color weft (right click), change colors as desired. Draft and color information is added at the same time.
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41. WeaveIt Basic/Pro 2c. Enter Data
Keyboard
Shafts/Treadles Keyboard
1 to 10 1 to 9 to 0 row of numbers
11 to 20 Ctrl + 1 to 0 row
21 to 30 Ctrl and Alt + 1 to 0 row
31 to 32 Shift + 1 to 2
Shafts/treadles are added at the end of the draft. Can be used in the individual editors or ‘In View’.
Now I can see the spaces
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42. WeaveIt Basic/Pro 2d. Enter Data
Draw and Line
Use in Editors or In View
Draw produces a freehand curve.
Click and drag between two points for a line.
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43. WeaveIt Basic/Pro 2e. Enter Data
Repeats
Threading and treadling may be entered as repeats. Screen display will show full draft.
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44. WeaveIt Basic/Pro 2f. Enter Data
Tieup
From the tieup editor:
Create your own, fill with standard tieups, flip, wrap, and enter first treadle.
In View:
Standard tieups not available.
Both:
Make a selection and copy/paste/modify only part of the tieup-invert, flip, wrap.
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45. WeaveIt Basic/Pro 2g. Enter Data
Color
In the editors two colors can be used with right and left mouse clicks.
In View editing allows one color warp and one color weft.
Colors may be changed at any time.
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46. WeaveIt Basic/Pro 2h. Enter Data
Color
Design  Color & Weave
Color repeats can be added to the draft.
Four pre-defined and a user defined sequence.
Choose 4 colors from color palette.
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47. WeaveIt Basic/Pro 2i. Enter Data
Color
Design  Color Sequence
Color sequences can be entered by width in threads or inches.
Colors are selected from the palette
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48. WeaveIt Basic/Pro 2j. Enter Data
Thickness
Project  Yarn Selection
A sett is entered for each yarn.
Example: Gray yarn has a sett of 12 and red yarn has a sett of 6.
Display shows thickness
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49. WeaveIt Basic/Pro 2k. Enter Data
Treadle ‘As Drawn In
Edit  Treadle ‘As Drawn in’
Color sequences can be applied to warp and/or weft.
Enter a sett for each yarn if you want thickness to show in draft.
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50. WeaveMaker 2. Enter Data 2a. Line/Freehand 2b. Cornucopia 2c. Color
2d. Color Ways
2f. Treadle as Drawn In
Insert/Delete No
Blanks OK
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51. WeaveMaker 2a. Enter Data
Line Draw
Use pencil tool to click and drag a line between two points
Works in threading, tieup and treadling.
Freehand Draw
Change the pencil under Edit  Preferences
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52. WeaveMaker 2b. Enter Data
Library and
Cornucopia
Fill with preset draft elements.
Cornucopia generates design elements.
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53. WeaveMaker 2c. Enter Data
Color Create Color Palette and add colors to Colorway.
Use pencil tool to place color in the color bar.
Or use pencil tool to click on a shaft and change all threads to new color. Here shaft 2 was changed to lime green.
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54. WeaveMaker 2d. Enter Data
Colorway
Use multiple colorways to design different versions of the same draft.
Colorway 1
Colorway 3
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55. WeavePoint 2. Enter Data 2a. Line/Freehand 2b. Keyboard 2c. Numeric
2d. Fill
2e. Color
2f. Treadle as Drawn In
Insert Yes/Delete with confirm
Blanks OK
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56. WeavePoint 2a. Enter Data
Line
Use line tool to drag a line between two points.
Freehand
Use pencil tool to drag a freehand curve.
Quickly change between tools using the s key.
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57. WeavePoint 2b. Enter Data
Keyboard
Edit  Keyboard Input
Type shafts/treadles 1—24 directly from the keyboard. Keyboard layout has an easy visual mnemonic.
2 is shaft 2, w is shaft 12, and s is shaft 22.
Popup window shows a quick visual typing check.
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58. WeavePoint 2c. Enter Data
Numeric
Edit  Numeric Input
Use numeric for runs and repeats.
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59. WeavePoint 2d. Enter Data
Fill Fill  Threading, Treadling or Tie-up
Straight, pointed, and rosepath threadings/ treadlings.
Tieup: twill variations, satin, and plain weave.
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60. WeavePoint 2e. Enter Data
Color
Use pencil tool, color bar, and color palette to add color to draft.
Fill  Warp or Weft Colors
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61. WeavePoint 2f. Enter Data
Tromp as Writ
Utilities  Tromp as Writ
Many choices for threading/ treadling and colors.
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62. Drafting with Weaving Software Program Version #’s
Fiberworks Bronze/Silver / ,
Patternland V6.07
pixeLoom , 3.1.1
ProWeave Release A
WeaveIt Basic/Pro
WeaveMaker
WeavePoint V 6.0
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