#weavingdrafts

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Screenshot of rosepath drafting experiments using the Fiberworks weaving software.

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Screenshot of rosepath drafting experiments using the PixeLoom weaving software.

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Rosepath draft from Step-By-Step Weaving by Nell Znamierowski. This demonstrates the importance of both the written and visual information working together, and the cryptic nature of either one in isolation. The repeat is shorter than most (every 6 threads rather than the more common 8).

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Rosepath weaving illustration from The Joy of Handweaving by Osma Gallinger Tod (1964). 

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The cover of A Handweaver’s Pattern Book by Marguerite P. Davison (1977 edition).

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Introduction to Chapter II: Bird’s Eye & Rose Path, from A Handweaver’s Pattern Book by Marguerite P. Davison (1977 edition).

“Many more weaves may be developed which will surprise the weaver who thinks invention is for the experts. Trial, error, misunderstandings have formed more than one of the old patterns which have come to use through the ages”

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Weaving drafts from A Handweaver's Pattern Book by Marguerite P. Davison (1977 edition).

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The result of the crammed and spaced weave structure! It was a success! #weavingdrafts #loom #textiles #weavingclasses #weavingstudio