Can you weave double weave on a 24 harness computer loom? 

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Wed, 08/21/2013 - 03:37

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

I find it fun to weave designs with double weave layer exchange using my 16-shaft and my 24-shaft computer-assisted looms. Naturally, you can also weave double width fabrics using half of your shafts for each layer.

More shafts offer more options. You can weave layers of plain weave or layers of twill or other structures. The design can be formed by blocks of cloth exchanging places, or you can use curves instead of straight lines for more organic shapes. Computer-assisted looms give you freedom from a limited number of treadles, a big help with double weave. Good weaving software can help you create new drafts. If you read any book on multishaft weaving, look for the chapters on double weave!

Bonnie Inouye

Wed, 08/21/2013 - 18:13

Erica

Oh the possibilities! Double Weave On 24 shafts! You could have far more than 2 layers! Have you searched Double Weave here? You'll find a lot of discussions in various groups and forums.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 23:10

rawats0078

Thanks! Where do you find your drafts for double weave with this many shafts?
Fri, 08/23/2013 - 03:20

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

I always create my own drafts. I enjoy making new drafts and find it more exciting to weave fabric that I have never seen before. Studying a new weave structure to learn how to make successful drafts for it can take a while but it is very rewarding. Also it is good exercise for my brain cells. Regarding double weave, I give step by step instructions for several approaches to multishaft (generally more than 8) weaving in my book, Exploring Multishaft Design. Chapter 7, the longest, is about double weave. I am currently working on revising for the second edition but you might find a used copy of my book if you search. There are some good books on double weave and also books on designing for 8 and more shafts.

Bonnie Inouye

Tue, 09/03/2013 - 23:00

rawats0078

Hi. Do you know what the complete draft to weave a quadruple weaving would be? I've researched some but haven't been able to find one yet. I'd like to do a sculptural piece.
Wed, 09/04/2013 - 00:51

sally orgren

that you need to understand doubleweave on 4 shafts well, and then you can extrapolate up to 24. You need two shafts to make a single plain weave layer. You would need 4 shafts to make 2 plain weave layers. You need at least 8 shafts to weave 4 layers of plain weave.

After that, it is up to you, and how you want to do it. Do you want pattern in each layer? Then you'll need more than two shafts per layer. (Need at least 4 per layer x 4 layers = 16 shafts.) 24 shafts, divided by 4 layers means you can allocate 6 shafts per layer.

The threading is also up to you. You can designate any shafts to create each layer. One layer can be woven with shafts 1,2,3,4,5,6 or 2,4,6,8,10,12. When weaving the target layer, you have to make sure you have shifted the non-weaving warps out of the target layer's way.

And understanding your shuttle path is also very important. You have to weave all the layers simultaneously so the fell line stays consistent throughout — top, middle, and bottom layers.

I think this is why you probably aren't finding a freely available, 24 shaft, quadruple layer woven draft laying about.

I am sure if you want to work through the process, folks would be willing to help you out if you have questions along the way. A great place to start is sampling with fewer shafts/layers, and then work your way up to your goal project. I am quite sure it would be an interesting project to persue!

Wed, 09/04/2013 - 06:56

kerstinfroberg

with have side pleats that are four layers can be seen on my blog, here. I did not particularly like the result, but you can see how I was thinking while making the draft.

Hope it helps, ast least some!