Double Weave using WeavePoint

 Recently I ran into a roadblock while trying to convert a 6 block profile to double weave.  6x4 = 24 shafts.  I have the 24 shafts, but something was off when I tried the translation in WeavePoint.  Maybe fuzzy brain - dunno.  Anyway, I explained that I wasn't getting the draft I wanted on a FaceBook group - Weaving Software.  Sometimes, I am disappointed with the responses I get online.  This time, I was not!  A wonderful weaver from Quebec came to my rescue.

First of all, I should indicate that my weaving software of choice is WeavePoint.  It may be because that is the program I have been using for 25+ years and so I've adapted my design work by using the tools it provides.  When I'm working in another weaving software program, everything seems labor intensive and overly involved.  

Back to my problem.  Weave Point has a translate option.  When I click on this, I get this screen.

My problem is that I was clicking the construct double weave box on the right side of the window.  I should have been going to the Library and finding the "double plain weave" option from the list of structures. 

OK - that worked just fine and my profile converted to 24 shaft double weave.  But, I went back to the first screen and the Construct Double Weave.  What was that all about?  My weaving friend from Quebec had the answer.  It allows you to use different structures in your double weave - such as two twills or maybe twill and plain weave, etc.  In the example below, I used a 3/1 twill and a 1/3 twill.  It converts the draft to two faces of turned twill.  Naturally, if I am using a four shaft twill, the resulting conversion will be eight shafts for each block.  My 6 block profile will need 48 shafts for that conversion.  I don't have 48 shafts, but I can convert to one twill and the other plain weave - or maybe two three shaft twills?  Also the "reanalyze threading" option block is checked by default.  Usually this will give you the least amount of shafts necessary to weave your translated profile.  Sometimes, you need to uncheck this block - particularly if you thread your loom from your profile.

To illustrate just how wonderful this feature is, I took a four block profile from Harriet Tidball and converted it to use the two structures below in the tie up.  Notice the Construct Double Weave option above the tie ups.

 

Here is an image of the cloth after converted.  The draft is 24 shafts and uses two alternating colors in the warp and the weft.