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Hadamard Matrices and Weaving
Hadamard Matrices and Weaving
Web Doc · 4 pages · weaving drafts
A short web document by Allan Wentink explaining Hadamard matrices (square matrices of +1 and -1 entries) and how they can be used as weaving tie-ups. It covers definitions, properties, equivalence operations, and a table of the number of distinct matrices by order. It shows normalized matrices of order 1 to 16 as black-and-white grids, demonstrates turning H4 into a warp-surface twill tie-up, and ends with an H16 tie-up and drawdown.
The Measurement of Warp Tension
The Measurement of Warp Tension
Web Doc · 3 pages
A short technical paper showing how to quantify warp tension using Reid Bryson's homemade tension meter, a ruler, and a scale. It derives a formula from the deflection of a warp end under a hanging weight (T = WL/4H) and its inverse for finding the deflection needed for a target tension. Worked examples show how a weaver can record a tension and transfer it to another loom or weaver. It notes limitations such as stretchy yarn and the added weight of the meter.
Symmetry with Independent Blocks
Symmetry with Independent Blocks
Web Doc · 3 pages · weaving drafts
A short mathematical paper expanding on a method from Masson and Roussel's Shaft Weaving and Graphical Design for making symmetrical profile designs with independent blocks. It explains that a profile threading, a treadling "as drawn in", and an involute tie-up together give a symmetric result. It tabulates the number of involutes for two to eight blocks, with the recursion formula, and illustrates all 26 involutes for five blocks. A second figure gives the corresponding profile drafts.
Threading Blended Overshot
Threading Blended Overshot
Web Doc · 3 pages
A short mathematical analysis showing that any two four-shaft overshot threadings of the same length can be blended onto eight shafts, and that only two mappings accomplish this. Using a digraph notation that pairs a shaft from draft I with a shaft from draft II, the author works through the twill-order rule of overshot threading in tables. The result is a summary table giving which eight-shaft mapping to use based on the first warp thread of each draft.
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