Begin with an observation
The study collection pairs a material image with an original structural seed and a concrete suggestion for what to change.
A conversation
between threads.
A weaving-draft studio
Give each end a shaft. Choose what each pedal lifts. Follow the picks, then watch a structure emerge from those relationships.
Explore the loom desk ↗Change one relationship
See what
actually moves.
Warpkin keeps threading, tie-up and treadling as separate editable records. A changed assignment recalculates the affected crossings in the drawdown.
Use the chart directly or choose an end, shaft, pick or pedal through labelled controls. Reverse a sequence, repeat its opening part or resize the draft while retaining the existing overlap.
Color comes after structure. Try a warp stripe or a new weft color without changing which thread is on top.
A useful working rhythm
Arrange. Inspect.
Keep a variation.
01 / STRUCTURE
Make a relationship visible
Choose an original study or a blank draft. Adjust its structural records and see the calculated crossings update.
02 / COLOR
Give the structure another voice
Assign colors to an individual end or pick, or repeat an alternating stripe. Turn the view to inspect the back.
03 / RETURN
Keep the difference
Save a named draft or make an independent variation. Compare actual charts and notes, then export the version you chose.
An in-page demonstration
A small tie-up.
A real change.
Toggle one square below. This simple two-shaft example recalculates only the crossings that use that pedal and shaft.
Pedals × shafts
This temporary demonstration stays in the current page.
Material is an invitation
Look closely.
Change deliberately.
Keep the chart honest
Your diagram is drawn from actual draft data. Decorative images do not stand in for the crossings, dimensions or exported chart.
Revisit your choices
Notes stay with each draft. A comparison reads the two saved designs and describes their overlapping crossings and palette differences.
From a screen to a useful record
Take the chart
with you.
Export a PNG of the calculated chart, a CSV with explicit structural axes or the selected draft as JSON. Keep a separate variation whenever you want a lasting alternative.
The studio is a creative planning tool. It does not predict a finished fabric or guarantee suitability for a particular loom or material.
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