I am going to build a rod for my dad and I want to do a weave of his favorite football team. It would be much easier to build the left list using pic to weave but I don't own it nor do I believe it will work on a Mac computer. How does a person go about building a left list for a Multi layer weave without the use of any software.

Lay out your pattern on graph paper, in color. Write the Left list in color as you transfer the thread numbers to the list.

Jim,

That where I am really struggling. I have the picture I want trace on regular paper but transferring it to graph paper is kicking my tail. Everytime I do it it ends up looking like a giant dog turd and not a thing close to what it's suppose too. Is there a secret to doing the block diagram.

Look at this weave : [www.rodbuilding.org] This is 103 threads by 151 threads. That translates to a graph image that is 103 squares tall by 151 squares wide. at 10 squares per inch, 10.3 inches tall by 15.1 inches wide. This is a very large image :) determine how big the final weave is going to be based on the circumference of the rod and use that to set the scale of the image/graph paper.

Chris Richer
Iroquois ON

Scott Cmelik Wrote:
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> Jim,
>
> That where I am really struggling. I have the
> picture I want trace on regular paper but
> transferring it to graph paper is kicking my tail.
> Everytime I do it it ends up looking like a giant
> dog turd and not a thing close to what it's
> suppose too. Is there a secret to doing the block
> diagram.


Basicly, find an image for your pattern, either photo enlarge or reduce the image to the size you require. The larger you make the pattern the better it is for capturing the detailing. If it's to large for the area on your blank where you intend to make your weave, then you will need to reduce it to fit. You might lose some of the detailing according to the image your using for your pattern if you reduce to small, you just have to play around with what fits and what looks best. Using size A for your design threads will allow you to use more threads per inch than using size D, and will look sharper. The 'Cagney' weave where i used 103 size A ncp design threads fitted great on the one inch circumference of the scrap piece of blank i used for the weave sample, and like i mentioned - i wanted to make the pattern large enough to capture the detailing, especially the fine detailing of the eyes. On large paterns from 70 and over threads, i use the 5 mil graph paper, especially if the pattern is intricate with a lot of fine detailing.

Jersey, Channel Islands. (U.K.)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/24/2013 06:33AM by Steve Mcleod.