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Textile & Handloom Exercise 1.7.67
Shawl Weaving Artisan - Designs by Using CAD

Practice on color and weave effect and different designs using different fabrics

Objectives : At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• create color and weave effect
• create different color and weave designs
• learn color arrangement and weave structure affect fabric appearance
• relate designs with real fabric samples.

Requirements

Tools/Equipment’s/Instruments
Computer system with CAD software e.g • Paint shop pro
• Photoshop • Graph Paper or sample fabric (for reference)
• CorelDraw • Printed copies of different weave structures (plain,
twill, basket, satin)

PROCEDURE
Step 1: Select Weave Structure Step 4: Mark Color Order on Grid Edges

Choose one weave from below (Trainer can assign or • On top row (warp direction)
let trainees choose): 2 squares Black, 2 White, 2 Black, 2 White, repeat.
Table 1
• On left column (weft direction)
Weave Type Description 2 squares Black, 2 White, 2 Black, 2 White, repeat.
Plain Weave One up, one down Step 5: Fill Each Square According to Weave Plan

Twill Weave Two up, two down For Plain Weave Check Design
Basket Weave Two up, two down (with grouping) Table 3
For first practice, use Plain Weave. Which yarn shows
Row Colour
Step 2: Decide Color Order for Warp and Weft on top
Odd Fill with warp
Table 2 rows Warp colour colour

Design Warp colour order Weft colour order Even Weft colour Fill with weft colour
type rows
Check 2 black , 2 white All white Continue till full grid is filled.

Twill Step 6: Make 2 More Designs with Different Color
stripe 2 green, 2 yellow 2 green, 2 yellow Orders
Block Example Designs for Practice
check 6 red, 6 blue 6 red, 6 blue Table 4
Pin stripe 1 black, 1 white All white
Design Warp Weft Colors Weave
Step 3: Draw Grid on Paper (or Open Software Grid) Colors
• For manual work Pinstripe Black/ White Plain
Draw a 20×20 square grid on graph paper. White
Block
• For software Check Red/Blue Red/Blue Plain
Open a new canvas, turn on grid view, set grid Twill Green/
spacing (like 10x10 pixels per square). Stripe Yellow Green/Yellow 2/2 Twill

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