Types of draft plan or System of drafting

MD Ariful Islam Akon

B. SC in Textile Engineering

Emaill: maiakon@yahoo.com

Elements of a complete design for a woven fabric

• Weave Plan
• Drafting Plan
• Lifting Plan
• Denting Plan

Elements of a complete design

Feature of design:

1. The vertical lines/ space is to represent a warp or end 

2. The Horizontal space is to represent a weft or pick

3. Showing the direction of warp and weft

4. Each square in the design paper indicates an intersection of an end and a pick.

   represents warp up over weft. And  represents weft up over warp.

5. Usually only one repeat is shown on design paper.

6. Symbols indicate repeat unit.

7. Represents starting point.

8. Writing the formula number

9. Showing the drafting plan and lifting plan

Methods of Indicating of drafting plan

1. By ruling line

2. By design paper

3. By Numbering

Types of draft plan or System of drafting:

1. Straight draft

2. Skip draft

3. Pointed draft/ V –draft

4. Broken draft

5. Divided draft

6. Grouped draft

7. Combined draft

8. Curved draft

Straight draft:

 Skip draft:

Pointed Draft:

Pointed or V – draft

Pointed or V – draft

Broken Draft: 

Divided Draft:

Grouped draft : 

 Combined Draft:

Curved draft:

1. Used to produce decorative weave with large repeat unit.

2. There is no fixed drafting system and the draft looks like a curve.

3. Irregular drafting and not classified.

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