Manually-advanced cylinder, with an adjustable pointer, for continuous tracking of treadling on a weaving draft when weaving with a hand-operated loom

Abstract

The object of the invention is to enable the weaver to weave the design structure of fabric without having to remember where one is on the treadling draft (a diagrammatic representation of the treadling order). This invention not only enables the weaver to weave without mistakes but also to stop weaving for any time period and resume weaving without having to examine the previously woven cloth, thus ensuring that the pattern of the weaving continues as designed. When any draft is taped onto the cylinder, the weaver is able to rotate the cylinder and thus the draft, keeping track of each treadling by the draft's alignment with the pointer. This invention is designed to assist the weaver to always know where to begin the next treadling, based upon the pointer's position on the draft, thereby enabling the weaver to continue to weave, without mistakes, the prescribed design of woven fabric.

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