LEARNING

The 3 inch wide cylinder is sized to hold a printed or hand-drawn threading or treadling draft, about 10 inches long. Wrap the draft tightly around the cylinder and use scotch tape at each end to secure the draft to the cylinder. With a long draft, tape the top of the draft to the cylinder, allowing the draft to fit through the slot in the back of the frame and extend downward.

Here are our suggestions for preparing drafts for the cylinder:

1. You may reproduce the treadling or threading drafts to fit on the cylinder creating it with graph paper

2. You can use a pre-printed draft form.

   • Download the 10 shaft weaving draft template.

3. You can print the draft from an article in a journal and enlarge it on your printer to the size that is comfortable to read when seated at your loom.

4. You can also create the draft by using weaving software.

A roll of register paper fits well on the cylinder, if you choose to draw the draft on paper. Rolls can be purchased at an office supply store or discount store.

Graph paper can also be purchased and cut to size.

If the draft is long, it can trail through the raised slot in the back of the frame of the Weaver’s Perfect Memory.

If you would like more information, send us a request through the contact form so that we can give you more detailed help.

First, decide where to place the tool while you weave. Adjust the copper pointer by loosening and retightening the screw, so that it is in the best position for you to see the draft. Rotate the cylinder to advance the treadling draft with each pick. Adjust the friction of the cylinder with the thumb screw.

After the draft is affixed to the cylinder, and the pointer positioned for the weaver to see clearly when seated at the loom, rotate the cylinder with your finger to place the beginning of the draft at the pointer. After each pick or pattern, again, rotate the cylinder to the next row in the pattern. Do this as you weave.

For a repeat in the draft, weave through these pattern, and then simply rotate the cylinder back to the beginning of the repeat and weave as many repeats as the draft specifies. If you have an abacus, you can keep track of your repeats with the Weaving Pattern Repeat Abacus.

Like reproducing the treadling draft, you can reproduce the warp threading draft and secure it to the cylinder.

Line up the pointer to the sequence of warp threading.

Advance the cylinder after each heddle or group of heddles is threaded. See images and video below.

Scroll down to see videos and a gallery of pictures illustrating how to use the Weaver’s Perfect Memory. Feel free to contact us, also.

FAQ page is a great resource