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Designing a name draft on an 8 shaft loom  


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To weave this design as overshot, the threading needs to be an odd-even sequence. A combination of 2 threads can be used for each coded letter. To create a symmetrical design, the threading is reversed.

Name Draft - 8 Shaft Loom
Shaft 1 A I Q Y 7
Shaft 2 B J R Z 8
Shaft 3 C K S 1 9
Shaft 4 D L T 2 0
Shaft 5 E M U 3 .
Shaft 6 F N V 4
Shaft 7 G O W 5
Shaft 8 H P X 6
Using the above coding system, on an 8 shaft loom, ALLFIBERARTS.com would be drafted as follows:

A 12
L 54
L 54
F 76
I 12
B 32
E 56
R32
A1 2
R 32
T54
S34
.56
C 34
O 78
M56

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