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Weaving Project Planning Sheet
Basic
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Object to be made: .
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For Whom: .
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Sizing:.
informal/broad, may differ from actual dimensions
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What are we investigating &/or goals: .
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Structure: .
Sub-Structure: .
Brainstorm
Usecase: .
Vital Characteristics re-function:
challenges or specificities:
Strategies and solutions:
Other Design Notes: .
Raw Scratchpad.
Yarn
Note whatever's useful; Suggestion- whether for warp or weft, brand, yarn line or product name, size/weight, fiber content, color, suggested EPI range
note that all values such as EPI here do not get figured into the calculations; this is just for records
Color/bundle order
start
remember to label your bundles physically as well.
Warp Calcs
Set the following:
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Ends per inch(EPI): .
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Picks Per Inch(PPI): .
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Finished Width: . in.
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Finished Length: . in.
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Hem/Fringe (single) : . in.
(Doubled): . in. | Floating Selveges per side: .
FS are optional; 0 if not using
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Takeup, Warp Width, as decimil: .
percentage / 100 = decimil
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Takeup, Warp Length, as decimil: .
percentage / 100 = decimil
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Items Per Warp: .
How many per warp? assumes same length; if different, make your finished length the same as the longest item you intend to make.
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Spacer: . in.
How much space do you want to leave between each item, in inches?
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Sampling Allowance: . in.
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Loom Waste: . in.
Use 24 for table looms or 36-42 for floor looms, unless you know your loom's specifics.
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calculated:
Width In Reed: . in.
(warp takeup * final width) + final width
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Total number of warp ends: .
width in reed x EPI
(Including floating selvege : . )
previous, + (number of floating selveges x2) |
Anticipated Woven Length Per Item: . in.
(final length + (hems/fringe x2) + spacer)
(previous * warp length takeup) + previous
make sure first value is a number |
Total anticipated woven length: . in.
(woven length per item x number of items per warp) + Sampling allowance |
Suggested Yardage Per End: . yd
inches: .
total woven length anticipated + loom waste | Yards: .
previous / 36 inches
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Total Warp Needed, yards: .
total yards needed per end x number of warp ends including floating selvege
Suggested Max Float Lengths
| Eighth: . |
Quarter: . |
Third: . |
Half: . |
| per percentage of single inch. Choose based on intended use. your choice as to whether or not to round up or down
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Weft Calcs
Set The Following::
Picks per inch: .
use the ppi for yarn you want to calculate.
usually this is the same as EPI. sometimes, such as for double weave, it is epix2.
sometimes, as in for overshot and some tie weaves, it is technically epi x 2, BUT you generally only want to find out the amount for the pattern or tabby weft seperately, in which case you still do half of that (= the same as EPI).
if you're not sure what to use, check, and/or assume same as EPI. |
calculated:
Yarn per 1" of weaving: . in.
Width in reed x PPI
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Weft needed for weaving:
Weft needed for weaving in.
yarn per inch x total woven length |
Weft needed for weaving: yd
previous/36
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Note-- the more manipulations numbers undergo, the more speculative they are and thus the less accurate they are. These values undergo a LOT of modification.
put another way: this is one of the least accurate parts of this sheet, and doing these calculations generally will only ever get you so far. IF precision is important, sample sample sample. This is to get you within spitting range, at best.
Don't wanna fuck with this math? That's okay. Anticipate getting somewhere between 66% or double again the amounts of your warp, for your weft, and you'll usually be safe. USUALLY.
Threading
Floating selvege
Suggestion: transcribe this "in human"-- in lines of 4 numbers or less-- to make them easier to follow.
Heddles
Number of ends per motif: .
If your weaving is functionally unique/has no motifs, just put the total number of threads here (not including FS) and put 1 as number of motifs per weaving
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Number motifs per weaving: 1
accepts partial (decimal) value
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How Many Times Does Shaft X Appear Per Motif (and in total)
| 1: 0 (0) |
2: 0 (0) |
3: 0 (0) |
4: 0 (0) |
| 5: 0 (0) |
6: 0 (0) |
7: 0 (0) |
8: 0 (0) |
| 9: 0 (0) |
10: 0 (0) |
11: 0 (0) |
12: 0 (0) |
| 13: 0 (0) |
14: 0 (0) |
15: 0 (0) |
16: 0 (0) |
Motif or Heddle Notes:
Note- ends per motif recalculates as long as its value is 0 or 1; it automaticaly assumes the motif is the full width of the weaving/total number of ends per inch-- to make it more useful, manually enter the number of threads per motif.
Treadling...
Weaving Instructions:
things like borders, hems, 'for x length weave y draft, tehn switch to z draft.'
... & Tie Up
1 lifts shafts
2 lifts shafts
3 lifts shafts
4 lifts shafts
5 lifts shafts
6 lifts shafts
7 lifts shafts
8 lifts shafts
9 lifts shafts
10 lifts shafts
11 lifts shafts
12 lifts shafts
13 lifts shafts
14 lifts shafts
15 lifts shafts
16 lifts shafts
erase what you don't need
Finished Measurements
Finishing Process & Details:
Multiple Measurements/Raw Notes: IF you'd like to bother taking multiple values, you can use the above values for an overall/average type number and put the specific values that informed your those here and/or use this as a measurement log from which you derive the above/just generally, raw notes/log, whatever.
Other:
Log
Suggestion: consider adding tags (or a tag marker) so this is easier to follow/search in the future.
if you need to functionally reset any of the calculation sections, returning its value to "." (that is, full stop) through a manual edit should work.
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