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Help Reading Handweaving.net 2 or 3 Shaft Drafts

Posted by Cass Markovich on December 27, 2023 at 8:04 am

My LD is getting in the way……confusion abounds. In the draft Carly, I am not sure if the threads are doubled or are they single threads? In the 2 shaft drafts are the bottom squares eye threaded and the top slot threaded? I love the 3 shaft draft designs! I was putting it in wrong. Can I use three heddles with the 3 shaft drafts or would you suggest using the pick up stick and 2 heddles?

Cass Markovich replied 9 months, 3 weeks ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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Sheila Roberts

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December 28, 2023 at 5:55 am

The draft doesn’t call for double threads, just two threads threaded on the same “shaft” in places. Can’t help you get on a rigid heddle loom.
- Cass Markovich
  
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  December 29, 2023 at 8:41 am
  
  Thanks Sheila. I do need advice being a RH weaver.
Carly Jayne

Member
January 8, 2024 at 12:03 pm

The threads that would be doubled are when two filled grid squares are right next to each other, the areas circled.
If the bottom row of the grid (shaft 1) is your slot threads and the top row (shaft 2) is your eye threads you would thread this draft (from left to right)

Double slot
Single eye

Double Slot

Single eye

Single Slot

Single eye

Single Slot

Single Eye

Double slot
Cass Markovich

Member
January 9, 2024 at 4:22 pm

Thanks Carly….that helps tons!

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