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The predicted cloth pattern computed from a draft.
Also known as: Draft drawdown, Predicted weave pattern
A drawdown is the grid showing what cloth a draft will actually produce, computed from the threading, tie-up and treadling rather than drawn independently.
Shows the interlacing that the threading, tie-up and treadling of a draft together produce.
Contexts: History
Is derived rather than designed: a weaver changes the other three sections and reads the result here, which makes a draft a small calculation rather than a picture.
Contexts: History
A grid of filled and empty squares occupying the largest area of the draft, showing the interlacing the other three sections produce.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.