The links below go to pages of woven images obtained by sequence
drafting. The term "woven image" as used here means an image
constructed by a program working from a draft. The "threads"
are one pixel wide. All the woven images are 256x256 pixels
corresponding to 256 warp threads and 256 weft threads.
All the woven images come from drafts for an 8-shaft, 8-treadle
loom. All have direct tie-ups -- treadle 1 to shaft 1, treadle 2
to shaft 2, and so on. The treadling is as drawn in -- the treadling
sequence is the same as the threading sequence. Some can be woven with
fewer shafts and treadles.
The threads are shades of gray to avoid the complications of
hues in understanding the patterns. There are 27 shades of gray in
most of the images. The weft colors also are done as draw in.
Note: The pages at the links below upload a lot of image
data and will be take some time over slow links, such as via modems.
page 1
page 2
page 3
page 4
If the images seem very dark, it's probably because your monitor's
gamma correction is not correct.
Here are links to drawdowns and enlarged versions of the first image on page 1:
drawdown (9KB)
portion of "color drawdown" (108KB)
double size (22KB)
quadruple size (56KB)
Here's a page with some recent weaves produced by sequence drafting.
A preliminary report describing drafting
with sequences is available.
Here is a page with links to sequences that can be used in drafting. Grid plots are included.
Some papers relevant to sequences and weaving are being assembled. This
is work in progress, but feel free to take a look.
e-mail: ralph@cs.arizona.edu
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