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Textile & Handloom Exercise 1.5.47
Shawl Weaving Artisan - Weaving and Designing

Preparation of design, draft and tie up plan

Objectives : At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• create designs and prepare their drafting plan, lifting plan and tie up plan.

Requirements
Materials
• Graph paper - 1 No. • Eraser - 1 No.
• Pencil - 1 No. • Ruler - 1 No.
• Sharpener - 1 No.

PROCEDURE

Step 1: Design creation Step 3: Lifting plan
1 Sketch the design on graph paper, considering the 1 Determine the lifting sequence for each pick.
repeat and motif.
2 Create a lifting plan diagram, representing the lifting
2 Choose a color scheme and yarns for the design. sequence.
Step 2: Drafting plan Step 4: Tie-Up plan

1 Determine the number of shafts and picks per repeat. 1 Determine the connection of shafts to treadles.
2 Create a draft diagram, representing the weave 2 Create a tie-up diagram, representing the tie-up.
structure.

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