General Product Information

Learn How to Handweave with your Windows Personal Computer.

Covers all stages of weaving in an interactive format, from winding a warp, to removing the finished product from the hand loom.

Program Features

• Simple design
• Easy to use with desktop and laptop PCs
• Intuitive Screens

  Main Screen and text screens follow simple format for ease of use. Push-buttons provide instant access to software features.

• 3 dozen detailed technical photos
• 69 video clips
• Frame by Frame Video Footage Accessibility

  Our CD-ROM videos are randomly accessible; totally user controllable. See each one of the 69 specific video clips, or each one of the more than 3 dozen detailed photo stills of techniques that every handweaver needs to know.

• Fiber Optic Digital Sound

  Unlike many CD-ROM multimedia products released today, that sacrifice sound on lossy audio compression schemes to conserve file storage space on disc, this software aims for the best sound quality possible for the medium. The narration is digitally recorded onto DAT, and fiber optically transmitted to computer, where all audio editing is digitally mastered. All sound is edited in 44.1 KHz sampling format, the same sampling level used for music compact discs.

• Interactive Parts Diagram

  Diagram of loom parts and mechanisms coordinates with the computer mouse. Clicking on a component in the diagram brings up more information, including videos, still photographs, and links to cross-referenced items.

• Hundreds of contextual hyperlinks
• Key word search
• Hyperlinked cross referencing
• Hypertext Search Indexes

  Detailed Table of Contents has hyperlinks to all sections of the CD-ROM. Includes search engine to quickly find topics.

• Active Glossary

  Especially helpful for newer weavers, an on-line glossary is integrated into the software for ease of use in learning new terms, and includes hyperlinks to other important topics, related illustrations, and videos.

   

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This is the Main Screen on the CD-ROM, where all navigation begins.
Click a topic on the screen to read more.

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1: Introduction.

The CD-ROM has a 5 minute narrated introductory slide show,
that explains how to use the program.

A complete list of all media and topics, contained in the software, can be found
in the Detailed Table of Contents.

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2. Loom Anatomy

The Loom Anatomy Diagram is a drawing of a generalized loom with hyperlinks to a list of part names. Diagram parts and their corresponding names highlight when the mouse is placed over either. Clicking on a loom part or its name opens descriptions of that loom part’s function as well as related videos and still images.

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3. Basic Equipment and Supplies

This section is a complete interactive list of equipment and supplies needed for handloom weaving.

Users of the program are able to see pictures and read about items on the list.

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4. Designing the Warp

The Warp Design section provides diagrams and charts, which are embedded within the discussion of:

• Yarn selection
• Calculating Ends Per Inch (EPI), warp set and warp length
• Calculating the amount of yarn needed for the warp
• Creating and reading color, harness, and denting drafts
• Creating and reading tie-up and treadling plans
• Creating various selvedges

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5. Winding a Warp

The Winding a Warp section shows how to:

• Use a warping board
• Use a warping reel
• Develop a winding pattern
• Create the cross
• Tie warp bundles
• Secure the warp
• Make a chain out of the warp

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6. Dressing the Loom

The Dressing the Loom section shows the back-to-front method,
including complete instruction in how to:

• Insert the lease sticks into the warp
• Attach the warp to the back beam
• Use the raddle to position the warp on the back beam
• Comb and crank the warp onto the back beam
• Thread the heddles and sley the reed
• Tie onto the front beam and tension the warp

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7. Weaving

The weaving section covers how to:

• Tie-up the treadles
• Make a shed in the warp
• Effectively throw a shuttle
• Beat the weft into the warp
• Weave a header
• Handle a floating selvedge

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8. Helpful Hints

The program also offers helpful hints on checking your work and correcting mistakes.

• Check your work along the way

• Correct mistakes later discovered

• Work with a sticky warp

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9. Glossary of Terms

Especially helpful for newer weavers, the Glossary is integrated into the software, to make it easier to learn new terms. The Glossary includes hyperlinks to other important topics, related illustrations, and videos.

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10: Detailed Table of Contents.

The CD-ROM has a detailed hypertext Table of Contents, with built-in search capability, to quickly find any movie or topic that is available within the program.

The following is a complete list of the visual and textual content contained in the CD-ROM.

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1. Introduction

 

2. Loom Anatomy - Interactive Sketch

2.1 Aprons.

See Picture.

2.2 Back Bar.

See Picture.

2.3 Back Beam.

See Picture.

2.4 Beam Gears.

See Slide Show.

2.5 Beater.

See Movie.

2.6 Castle.

See Picture.

2.7 Cranks.

See Slide Show.

2.8 Foot Brake.

See Movie.

2.9 Front Bar.

See Picture.

2.10 Front Beam.

See Picture.

See Movie: Removing the Front Beam.

 

2.11 Harnesses.

See Movie: Harnesses.

2.12 Harness Bars.

2.13 Harness Bar Hooks.

See Movie: Removing a Harness Bar from its Hook.

2.14 Harness Bar Pins.

2.15 Heddles.

See Picture: Heddle.

2.16 Lams.

See Picture.

2.17 Reed.

See Movie.

2.18 Rods.

See Pictures: Beam Rods.

2.19 Treadles.

See Picture.

2.20 Shed Making Motion of a Loom.

See Movie.

2.21 Counterbalance Loom.

2.22 Direct Motion Loom.

See Movie: Direct Tie Loom.

2.23 Jack Loom.

See Movie: Jack Loom Harness Motion.

 

3. Basic Equipment and Supplies

3.1 Bench or Chair.

See Picture: Loom Bench.

3.2 Bobbins.

See Picture: Bobbins.

3.3 Bobbin Winder.

See Movie: Using a Bobbin Winder.

3.4 Cord or String.

See Picture: Ball of String.

3.5 Fat Yarn.

See Picture: Fat Yarn.

3.6 Hair Pick.

See Picture: Hair Pick.

3.7 Lease Sticks.

See Picture: Lease Sticks.

3.8 Loom Sticks.

See Picture: Loom Stick.

3.9 Masking Tape.

See Picture: Masking Tape

3.10 Paper Grocery Bags or Kraft Paper.

See Picture: Winding Paper.

3.11 Treadle Hooks.

3.12 Pins, T or Safety.

See Picture: Pins.

3.13 Raddle.

See Slide Show: Raddle.

3.14 Reed Hooks.

See Picture: Long Reed Hook.

See Picture: Bent Paper Clip and Homemade.

3.15 Rods, Steel or Wooden.

See Slide Show: Steel Rods.

3.16 Scissors.

See Picture: Scissors.

3.17 Shuttles.

See Picture: Industrial Shuttle.

See Picture: Boat Shuttle.

See Picture: Carpet Shuttle.
See Picture: Card Shuttle.
See Movie: Butterfly Shuttle.

 

3.18 Twist Ties or Pipe Cleaners.

3.19 Warping Board or Warping Reel.

See Movie: Warping Board.
See Movie: Warping Reel.

 

4. Designing the Warp

4a Formulas

4b Example Calculations

4c Example Drafts

 

4.1 Selecting a Yarn

4.2 Ends Per Inch - Dent Reed

4.2.1 Determining epi.

See Slide Show: Determining epi.

4.2.2 Ends Per Inch.

See Diagram: Ends per Inch - Denting.

4.3 How Long, How Wide?

4.4 Styling.

4.4.1 Straight and Point Draws.

See Diagrams: Straight and Point Draws.

4.4.2 Color, Harness, and Denting Drafts.

See Slide Show: Example Drafts.

4.5 Selvedges

4.5.1 Hand Manipulated Floating Selvedge.

See Slide Show: The Floating Selvedge.

4.5.2 Harness Operated Floating Selvedge.

4.5.3 Plain Selvedge.

4.6 How Much Yarn?

4.7 Overview

 

5. Winding a Warp

5.1 Warping Equipment.

5.1.1 Materials Needed.

5.1.2 The Warping Board.

See Movie: Warping Board.

5.1.3 The Warping Reel.

See Movie: Warping Reel.

5.2 Determining a Winding Pattern.

See Movie: Winding Pattern.

5.3 Tying on the Peg.

See Picture: Tying on the Peg.

5.4 The Cross.

See Movie: The Cross.

5.5 Changing or Broken Threads.

See Slide Show: Splicing With a Knot.

5.6 Counting and Bundling.

See Movie: Counting and Bundling.

5.7 Securing the Warp.

See Movie: Securing the Warp.

5.8 The Chain.

See Slide Show. See Movie.

5.9 Warp Winding Rules

 

6. Dressing the Loom

6.1 Winding on the Back Beam.

6.1.1 On the Lease Sticks.

See Movie: On the Lease Sticks.

6.1.2 Attaching to the Loom

See Slide Show: Hang the Lease Sticks.
See Movie: Rod Through Warp Loop.
See Movie: Removing Ties From the Cross.

 

6.1.3 Using the Raddle.

6.1.3.1 Inserting the Raddle into the Warp.

See Movie: Inserting Raddle.

6.1.3.2 Placing Warp Bundles in the Raddle.

See Movie: Placing in the Raddle.

6.1.3.3 Securing Threads in the Raddle.

See Movie: Securing in the Raddle.

6.1.3.4 Taking Inch Bundles Out, When Finished in the Raddle.

See Movie: Twist Ties Out.

6.1.4 Aligning and Securing Warp Ends on the Rod.

See Movie: Spacing and Aligning on Rod.
See Movie: Taping the Rod.
See Movie: Strengthen Rod Ties.

 

6.1.5 Combing and Cranking.

See Movie: Combing Walk Around.
See Movie: Cranking by Yourself.

 

6.1.6 Winding Paper and Sticks.

See Movie: Inserting Winding Paper.
See Movie: Inserting a Flat Stick.

 

6.1.7 Trimming and Tying.

See Movie: Trim and Slip Knot.

6.1.8 Overview of the Winding Process.

6.2 Threading the Heddles.

6.2.1 Preparing for Threading.

6.2.1.1 Number of Heddles on a Harness.

6.2.1.2 Moving Heddles.

See Movie: Heddles off Harness.
See Movie: Heddles on Harness.

 

6.2.1.3 Harness Bar Hooks.

6.2.1.4 Threading Position.

6.2.2 The Threading.

6.2.2.1 The Threading Process.

See Movie: Using the Cross.
See Movie: Threading Heddles with Fingers.
See Movie: Threading with Reed Hook.
See Movie: Threading Heddles.

 

6.2.2.2 Other Methods.

See Movie: Threading Reed and Heddles.

6.2.2.3 Finished Threading Heddles.

See Picture: Finished Threading Heddles.

6.2.3 Overview of Procedures.

6.3 Sleying the Reed.

6.3.1 Preparing for Sleying.

6.3.2 The Reed Sleying Process.

See Picture: Suspending Beater.

6.3.3 Threading Methods.

See Movie: Left Handed Reed Threading.
See Movie: Right Handed Reed Threading.

 

6.3.4 Looks Like?

One End Every Other Dent.
One End Per Dent.
One-Two Ends Per Dent.
Two Ends Per Dent.

 

6.3.5 Finished Threading the Reed .

See Picture: Finished Threading the Reed.

6.3.6 Overview of Procedure.

6.4 Tying and Tensioning at the Front Beam.

6.4.1 Preparing for Tying and Tensioning.

6.4.1.1 Reassemble the Loom.

6.4.1.2 Remove Raddle and Lease Sticks.

See Movie: Removing Lease Sticks.
See Movie: Removing the Raddle.

 

6.4.1.3 Attach the Rod. See Slide Show: Continuous Loop.

6.4.2 Suspending the Rods. See Movie: First Bundles Tied On.

6.4.3 Comb and Half Knot.

See Movie: Comb and Half Knot.
See Slide Show: Finished Combed and Half Knotted.

 

6.4.4 Tension and Bow.

See Movie: Tension and Bow.
See Picture: Finished Tension and Bow.

 

6.4.5 Overview of Procedure

 

7. Weaving

7.1 Preparing to Weave.

See Picture: String Tie Up.

7.2 Progress Through the Warp

7.2.1 The First Weft Yarns.

See Slide Show: First Weft Yarns.

7.2.2 Adjusting the Tension.

See Picture: Adjusting the Tension.

7.2.3 The End of the Warp.

See Picture: End of the Warp.

7.2.4 Cutting Off the Loom.

See Movie: Cutting off the Loom.

7.3 Weaving Motion

7.3.1 Making a Shed.

See Movie: Making a Shed.

7.3.2 Throwing a Shuttle.

7.3.3 Beating.

7.3.4 The Floating Selvedge.

7.3.5 Weaving Motion.

See Movie: Weaving Motion.

 

8. Helpful Hints

8.1 Checking Yourself.

8.1.1 Winding the Cross.

8.1.2 Threading Heddles.

8.1.3 Sleying the Reed.

8.1.4 Making the First Shed.

8.1.5 Weaving the First Weft Yarns.

8.1.6 Weaving.

8.2 Mistakes.

8.2.1 Mistakes in the Cross.

8.2.1.1 Cross Mistakes During Warp Winding.

See Picture: Mistake in the Cross.

8.2.1.2 Cross Mistakes at the Back Beam.

8.2.2 Heddle Threading Mistakes.

8.2.2.1 Missed or Dropped Yarns.

See Slide Show: Adding Missed Threads.

8.2.2.2 In the Wrong Heddle, or Crossed at the Heddles.

8.2.2.3 The String Heddle.

See Slide Show: Making a String Heddle.

8.2.3 Mistakes in the Reed.

8.2.4 Broken Threads.

See Slide Show: Splicing Broken Warp Ends.

8.3 The Sticky Warp.

See Slide Show: Weaving the Sticky Warp.

 

9. Glossary of Terms

 

10. Detailed Table of Contents

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Independent Magazine Reviews

• Handweavers Guild of America

LEARNING TO WEAVE THE INTERACTIVE WAY,
by Nora Dearborn. Software design by Robert Bush.

To order: 678-730-0010

US$60.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling via US Mail.

Credit cards only.

 

If you have trouble following written instructions, Nora Dearborn's CD-ROM, Learning to Weave the Interactive Way, may suit your learning style. It combines the features of both a general textbook and an introductory video on weaving.

In the numerous instructional video clips, Dearborn demonstrates every step of the weaving process from winding the warp, beaming and threading, tieing-up, and weaving to cutting the cloth off the loom. The technical quality of the color videos is excellent. In addition, black and white slide shows provide visual support for many of the written instructions. Helpful charts are included for calculating the amount of yarn needed for warp and weft. Throughout the CD, the narration is pleasant and clear.

The accompanying booklet has easy-to-follow, well-illustrated instructions for installing the program, and introductory verbal instructions quickly have the novice navigating with confidence. A concise glossary explains tools and terms for the beginner. Instructions for switching back and forth between the software and the Windows(R) Write Program, allow viewers an opportunity to take their own notes and return to the weave program.

A wish list for the next version might include a clearer explanation of counter balance looms. Moreover, many weavers would benefit from a more in-depth description of tieing-up.

Its usefulness, however, as a visual reference for experienced as well as beginning weavers makes Learning to Weave the Interactive Way a must for the weaver's library. The videos, alone, are well worth the cost of the CD. Dearborn has made a weaving instructor in a box available to anyone who has the required computer.

 

Reviewed by Judy H. Anderson
Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

 

Reprinted by permission of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot,

published by the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.

Fall, 1997 issue, page 9.

 

• Handwoven Magazine

LEARNING TO WEAVE THE INTERACTIVE WAY
by Nora Dearborn and Robert Bush
PO Box 829, Waterford, CT 06385. 1997.
For orders, call 678-730-0010
Single compact disk containing 69 video clips, 36 photo stills, hypertext search indexes, active glossary; installation and instruction booklet. $60 plus shipping and handling.

 

While a computer program won't replace a live instructor, Learning to Weave the Interactive Way does a good job of blending the advantages of books with the instructive visuals of videos. Well structured menus simplify and present weaving in an organized and approachable manner. The program begins with a photograph of Nora Dearborn and an audio presentation in which she explains how to use the features of the program. For example, in the chapter "Loom Anatomy," each part of a standard floor loom lights up as the pointer moves over it, highlighting the part's name in a list to the side. If you click on a highlighted area, the computer presents a separate screen that illustrates the part and defines its role in the weaving process. Instructional chapters are sprinkled with highlighted terms or phrases; with a click, a clearly written glossary appears, sometimes with the option of viewing a short video clip of the process described. A click of the "go back" button recalls the original screen.
Touted as the first of its kind, this CD-ROM program is easy to load and use, but when I tried running it on a slower, less powerful computer than recommended, I found that voice-overs and many visuals were distorted and hard to discern. On a computer with the capacity to handle the program, however, the images are clear, and Nora's patient voice flows smoothly.
System Requirements: Microsoft Windows 3.1, 3.11, or Windows 95; 486/66 Mhz processor or faster, or 75 Mhz or faster Pentium processor; 16 Mb RAM with 14 Mb free hard-disk space; 256 color display, with thousards or millions of colors preferred; 640 x 480 pixel screen resolution minimum (VGA); 4X or faster CD-ROM drive strongly recommended; SoundBlaster compatible sound card and speakers; Windows-compatible mouse.
-Amy Clarke

 

Reprinted by permission of Handwoven magazine;
page 10, March/April 1998 issue.

 

• Weaver’s Magazine

Learning to Weave The Interactive Way

Nora Dearborn, 1997. PO Box 829, Waterford CT 06385.
678-730-0010
robert_@compuserve.com

Windows CD-ROM interactive software includes text, photos, movies with sound; $60 + $5 s/h.

 

CD-ROM technology has exciting potential for handweavers. It offers the same advantages as instruction by video - a "live" process with sound and color that allows the viewer to stop and review - but it adds the capability of more immediate interaction. The viewer can select from a list of topics and move from topic to topic with ease, and segments can be hyperlinked for quick cross reference. Viewing Learning to Weave is much like taking a class in beginning weaving. It opens with a diagram of a loom. Click on any of the loom parts, and its name is highlighted.

Click on any name, and the part is highlighted. Other segments cover equipment and supplies, designing and creating a warp, dressing a loom, and finally, weaving. A special segment offers helpful hints. In each segment, the viewer can scroll written explanations. Phrases appearing in "hypertext" (different in color) can be selected with a click of the mouse to view a movie, a single photograph, or a definition displayed in the glossary.

 

The warping method in Learning to Weave is back-to-front. Nora Dearborn demonstrates the process using a 4-shaft loom small enough that she can crank the warp beam and hold the warp at the same time. She winds the warp with a 1-and-1 threading cross at one end; at the other end she counts and bundles the threads with twist-ties for a 1" raddle. She beams with paper, winding the warp through lease sticks and combing it smooth with each turn. She then ties the warp on the front apron rod, weaves a header of heavy yarn, and demonstrates inserting the weft. The "helpful hints" include how to correct mistakes and handle sticky yarns.

 

Minimum system requirements for using this CD-ROM software are Windows 3.1 with a 486 66MHz processor, 16Mb RAM, VGA, a SoundBlaster - compatible sound card and speakers, and a Windows compatible mouse.

 

I found the software easy to install and use. My system meets only the minimum requirements, however; a better system may show a sharper image. On my 13" screen, it was sometimes difficult for me to see every hand and shaft movement clearly.

 

More information in some of the segments would be helpful, such as including under "loom types" countermarch, dobby, and table looms; acknowledging other warping methods; and showing specific weaving techniques, i.e., how to maintain even tension and beat, produce smooth, firm selvedges, begin and end wefts, etc. In warp and weft calculations for amounts, a 2" "contraction allowance" is used as if this is the amount lost no matter what the fiber, or warp width or length. It would be more accurate to indicate an average percentage of draw-in and shrinkage.

 

On the whole, however, the presentation is smooth, professional, and informative, and this new medium full of promise.

 

Reprinted by permission from Weaver's magazine, Fall 1998, pp. 58-59.

 

 

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Questions and Answers about
Learning to Weave the Interactive Way

 

Q What are the computer system requirements?

A Windows® 3.1, 3.11, or Windows® 95/ 98/ 2000/ Me/ Xp
486 66 MHz processor or faster,
or 75 MHz or faster Pentium® processor.
16 Mb RAM; 15 Mb free hard disk space.
256 color display; thousands or millions preferred.
Any screen resolution; VGA minimum (640 x 480).
4x or faster CD-ROM drive required for smoother videos.
SoundBlaster® compatible sound card and speakers.

Note: This current version WILL NOT WORK with the 64 bit version of Windows Vista. This software has not yet been tested with the x86 version of Windows Vista, therefore it is not recommended to try to use this version of the program with any version of Windows Vista.

Systems running Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP may require a
sound card patch, downloadable from this site,
to hear the audio tracks, when they are included with movie clips.

Q Is it easy to install on my Windows® computer?

A Yes. Learning to Weave the Interactive Way uses a standard type
of setup program to install the software from the CD-ROM.
The disc needs to be in the CD-ROM drive, to use the program.

Q Who is the Author/ Instructor?

A Nora Dearborn, a lifelong weaver, earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in
Textile Design/ Wovens, with honors, from the University of Massachusetts,
Dartmouth. She earned her Master's degree in Art Education from the
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, in 2000.

Q What kind of weaving; what kind of loom?

A Floor model handlooms having harnesses and treadles of jack or
counterbalance design. Most of the information is also applicable to table
harness looms.

Q What does the program look like?

A It's like a book. The chapters of the program can be opened to read the
text, through which you can view pictures, slide shows, and movies.
The graphics are clean, and most buttons have text captions.
Both the mouse and the keyboard activate most buttons and screens.

Q What are the program's features?

A Features include:

• Simple Design
• Easy to Use with Desktop and Laptop PCs
• Created with Clean Fiber-Optic Sound
• Key Word Search
• Hundreds of Contextual Hyperlinks
• 69 Video Clips
• 3 Dozen Detailed Technical Photos
• Interactive Loom Diagram

Q How long is the CD-ROM?

A The software is divided into chapters, like a book, for handy reference.
You can see as little or as much as you want, at any time.

The disc, itself, uses more than 80% of its storage capacity;
it has over 500 megabytes of information.
To conserve space used on your computer's hard disk drive,
only a fraction -- less than 15 megabytes -- is transferred to the hard disk.
The rest of the data is read directly from the CD-ROM,
including all pictures, narration, and movies.

Q Is it comprehensive?

A Yes. It has in-depth, comprehensive handloom weaving information.
It uses videos, pictures, diagrams, charts, examples, and explanations.

Topics include:

• Generic Loom Components
• Weaving Equipment and Supplies
• Designing a Warp
• Winding a Warp
• Dressing the Loom
• Shuttle Weaving Technique
• Trouble Shooting
• Glossary

Q How long will it take me to learn how to use the program?

A We have seen our software testers average about 20 minutes,
to learn how to use the program.

Q What loom dressing method is shown?

A Back to front.

Dressing the Loom is shown as:

• Winding onto the back beam
• Threading the heddles
• Sleying the reed
• Tying onto the front beam

Q Does it explain drafting?

A Yes.

Diagrams and explanations include:

• Harness Drafts
• Treadling Plans
• Treadle Tie-ups
• Denting Plans
• Color Drafts
• Draw Down

Q Does it explain how to do calculations?

A Yes.

Diagrams, charts, pictures, examples and explanations are given for the following:

• Warp Length and Width
• Yarn Amount - length or weight of warp and weft
• Epi - warp yarns per inch
• Ppi - weft per inch
• Dent Reed and Reed Denting

Q Does it cover weaving equipment?

A Yes. Basic weaving equipment is explained, and shown with pictures.
Weaving equipment described includes:

• Warping Board, Reel and Mill
• Reed
• Raddle
• Lease Sticks
• Winding Paper
• Shuttles
• Bobbin Winder
• Benches

Q Will this enable me to design weaves?

A No. This is an instructional on how to use a handloom.

Q Does it show how to do inlay, leno, tapestry, supplementary warps,
pick-up sticks, loom shaped fabric?

A No. It explains basic shuttle weaving techniques.

Q Does it discuss fibers and yarns for different fabrics?

A Warp yarn selection is discussed, but fiber and yarn types are not
discussed in depth. The specifics of finished fabrics are not discussed;
this is an instructional on how to use the loom.

Q What are the terms of the software license?

A Opened software is not refundable. A broken CD-ROM seal is considered opened software.

It is a license for you to use software; It is not a sale of software. All
programming and software content remain the property of Robert Bush and Nora Dearborn, with portions copyright © 1990 - 1997 Asymetrix Corporation, all rights reserved. The license grants you the right to use one (1) copy of the software, Learning to Weave the Interactive Way, on any one computer at a time. The base program of this software may be installed on more than one computer, provided that only one computer uses each CD-ROM copy at any particular time. Copying or redistribution in any form of the narration, videos, images, or verbatim direct text of this software are prohibited (except for short text passages for critical review) without prior written permission of Robert Bush or Nora Dearborn. Duplication of this CD-ROM is absolutely forbidden, without the express written permission of Robert Bush and Nora Dearborn. If this software is to be loaded onto a network server, please purchase a license for every computer on the network that is expected to run this program concurrently. You may not decompile, reverse-engineer or otherwise try to ascertain the trade secrets contained in this software programming, under penalty of applicable copyright laws. Any end-user's breach of this license agreement will automatically terminate the right of that end-user to use or possess a copy of this software.

Intellectual Property Notices.
This Product was made using Asymetrix Multimedia ToolBook version 4.1.
Software content and programming copyright © 1997 Robert Bush and Nora Dearborn. All rights reserved. Portions copyright © 1990 - 1997 Asymetrix Corporation. All rights reserved. Patent Pending. Asymetrix and Multimedia ToolBook are registered trademarks of Asymetrix Corporation and are registered in the United States and in certain other countries. Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are used herein for editorial purposes with no intent to infringe. Duplication of this software and CD media is prohibited under United States copyright law, and international treaties outside of the United States, governing intellectual property.

U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS.
The Software and Documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 48 CFR 252.227-7013, or in subdivision (c) (1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights Clause at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable.

Limits of Liability/ Disclaimer of Warranty:
All information contained in this software and accompanying documentation is subject to change without prior notice. This software is made available to you "AS-IS", WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, express or implied. Robert Bush and Nora Dearborn, the designers/ authors of this software and related documentation, have used their best efforts in preparing all materials for distribution. They and all other parties related to the production of this software and related materials make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of this documentation or of the software, except for the exchange of possibly defective installation media within 60 days of the original purchase of the media from Robert Bush or Nora Dearborn, and specifically disclaim any implied warranties and shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial or personal damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages arising from the use or misuse of the software, the software content, documentation, or other materials included with this package. Robert Bush and Nora Dearborn reserve the exclusive right to make all decisions final regarding the exchange of computer media that they directly distribute. Under no circumstances will either Robert Bush or Nora Dearborn be responsible in any way for third party transactions involving this software or any of its components, documentation or related materials. End-users and/ or recipients of this software or any of its components, documentation or related materials assume ALL responsibility and liability for its possession and use. In keeping with industry practices, sales of opened copies of this software are NOT REFUNDABLE, if they were purchased directly from Robert Bush and/ or Nora Dearborn or any of their direct sales agents.

For more information, Contact: Robert Bush, P.O. Box 829, Waterford, CT 06385 USA. INTERNET: Robert_@CompuServe.com

Comments about the weaving instruction can be directed to Nora Dearborn, P.O. Box 829, Waterford, CT 06385 USA

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Ordering Information

Learning to Weave the Interactive Way is available for purchase by credit card.

The price, when purchased from this Website, is US$60 + US$5 shipping and handling. (US$5.00 shipping and handling via US Mail for single unit purchases. Pricing and availability subject to change without prior notice. ) Opened software is not refundable.

Online credit card payment is administered through PayPal.com, a well-recognized, secure e-commerce credit card processing system.

To begin your order, click the button, below. Credit Card orders are subject to verification prior to processing or product shipment.
For security reasons, we only ship to BILLING ADDRESSES.

You can also call the Handweavers Guild of America at 678-730-0010 to order a copy. The HGA offers discounts to members.

For quantity orders or for reseller wholesale information, send Email to robert_@compuserve.com

or write to:

PO Box 829
Waterford, CT 06385 USA

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