I dont think you can go from a tieup to a liftplan, it does not convert it. Rather than an exact drawdown, this is a visual of the color and structure, from which endless. The installation will place icons for the bronze program and pdf manual on your desktop. Wif n proof is the only weaving web application for smartphones and tablet devices iphone, ipad, ipod touch, kindle fire hd, nook color, nook hd, android, blackberry, and webos.
It goes back to the pre ad anglosaxon language where the word for a woman was wifman. All of the drafts downloaded from use wif format because many different weaving software packages will read this. Most weaving software implements the wif standard as an importexport file format. Download of trial version, latest version and program updates. Weavepoint is software for advanced weaving design an efficient tool for creating, editing and analyzing textile patterns and colorways and keeping a pattern archive. Entry level drafting program features such as easy colour and weave entry, variable thread thickness, automatic double width and name drafts, all make designing fun and easy. The threading is just a four harness straight draw. I know i could use the kg chart for knitting like jason collingwood does but it doesnt look simple enough to use for me and my drafting experience. Also, it supports wif files to import and export your weave drafts. Malarky crafts home of the very simple to use free tabletweaver software. Developers of windows based simulator for weave design and colorways. Weavepoint is the easiest and fastest way to integrate a computer into your weaving. This is a fabric design software, to aid hand weavers in creating textile weaving patterns. The core functionality of the standalone software is identical to that of the online version.
A software engineer by trade, sue started developing the pixeloom software program shortly after she learned to weave in 2002. Wif n proof runs on any smartphone or tablet running ios 3. The chapter on computer software and the chapter on knots are especially innovative and informative. Using wif as an intermediary format, qd wif helps you to move drafts among the above weaving programs and programs supporting wif. Products weaveit a handweaving design software program. If the large file doesnt load well on your computer, pdf files for the individual sections are available under each project portfolio shown below. The software packages listed below support files in the weaving information file wif format. Search for iweaveit by canyon art on youtube or become a. Also cardtablet weaving, inkle looms, pickup and drawlooms. It was developed by the same people who did weaveit for the pc windows environment and iweaveit for iphoneipad. Qd wif is a macintosh classic program that translates between wif weaving information file format and weavemaker one, macintosh proweave 3.
While we do not yet have a description of the wif file format and what it is normally used for, we do know which programs are known to open these files. It is available on apples ipad, iphone and ipod touch. Patternland weave simulator maple hill software last release in 2000. Begin agin yes i do use weaving software fiberworks by choice. Weavers create the threading, treadling and tieup and weaveit will display the draft as a drawdown. In structure drawdown images, black pixels indicate raised warp ends and white pixels indicate lowered warp ends. Virus protections are maintained on all computers involved with production and upload of weavedesign to the ppwg website. That is, software which generates a drawdown from basic information about the weave structure. List of recommended software applications associated to the.
Written by experts among osterkamps students and colleagues, the computer chapter explains the benefits of wif files, tells how to choose a weaving software package, explores the design capabilities of weaving programs, and gives a sample. Weaveit is a weaving software program for creating, designing and displaying weaving drafts and patterns. Wif2tiff reads wif weaving information file format drafts with any number of shafts and translates them into drawdown images that it can save as tiff graphics files. Wif n proof is the only weaving web application for smartphones and tablet devices iphone. And the program automatically displays any change made during editing. Colorado weavers day downloadable files colorado weavers. It will also create a folder called my weaving in your documents folder. Many more weaving packages than are listed here will likely work with wifs downloaded from this site. Also many designs available with trials and tribulations noted. Fiberworks, pixeloom, proweave, weavedesign, weaveit, weavemaker, weavepoint, iweaveit, wif n proof and more. Barbara has published her translation of le tissage aux cartons dans legypte ancienne. Wif n proof is a web application designed to run on all apple mobile devices ios 4. On some android devices, if wif n proof is still open in the browser, you may have to force an upload by tapping on the address bar and selecting go. Most have demos, good way to play around with software most weaving drafts are saved as wif.
If you are interested in structure, do consider getting weaving software. Ignore the validation request in order to try the program out without payment. I have been looking at weaving software for a few months, trying to decide if i needed it and if i do, which one to buy. On topic discussion group focused on the many weaving software programs for windows, mac, and tablets. Feel free to explore our site and let us know what you think. My name is julie arthur and i have been weaving for over 40 years. Weaving for beginners peggy osterkamps weaving blog. Rather than an exact drawdown, this is a visual of the color and structure, from which endless variations could be teased. Import a wif file by email, from a cloud service, or through a usb connection to a computer.
Weavingsimulator is fabric design software, to aid hand weavers in creating weaving patterns and immediately seeing what the fabric will look like. My weaving software has a block subsitution feature which transforms a profile draft to the structure of your choosing. Now, if a weaver using fiberworks pcw wants to share a project with a weaver who uses pixeloom, the first weaver can select filesave aswif format in order to export the project into the wif format which the second weaver can then import using fileopen. Wif files that will let you put the drafts directly into most weaving software can be downloaded from links in the ebook. A typical weavedraft screen will look like this the various parts are labelled for clarity. And, by extension, turned taquete is the same structure as turned summer and winter. This weaving app supports androids human interface guidelines with many of androids features. Other software available includes fiberworks pcw what i use and reputedly the most popular weaving software, weavepoint, pixeloom, weaveit, wifnproof available for ipad, iphone. This page is about the meanings of the acronymabbreviationshorthand wif in the computing field in general and in the file extensions terminology in particular. It combines an unprecedented easeofuse, derived from the windows environment, with revolutionary and stunning graphics. Welcome, new developments, versions of software, outline of features, download pcw, system requirements, gallery of drafts and teaching schedule. The shareware program weavedesign, by bengt nelson, supports both a native format wdv and wif files. We expect this site to be a valuable resource for all proweave users and fo r the weaving community in general. See the list of programs recommended by our users below.
Sandoz software specializes in easytouse applications. Sandoz software releases wif n proof, a web application designed to assist weavers at the loom. Background color there are five blackgreyishwhite tiles on the right hand side of the weaving screen. The single purchase of iweaveit will download all your android devices tablets and phones. If you just want to load a wif file and do some adjustments to a draft the software works fine. Get the latest version of the weaving software package. Barbara shapiro after you are finished looking at barbaras superb weavings, click on articles to read about dyeing warps for card weaving. Pikes peak weavers guild download weavedesign software. If you do not use a weaving software program to generate a wif file, there are many sources on the web with wif files available for download.
If your weaving software doesnt automatically start and load wif files when you click on them, try opening your weaving software first, selecting its menu item for opening files, and then browsing to the wif file that you want to open. Wifn proof from is a digital assistant for the iphone, ipad, ipod touch and most android devices. This is a false positive and it is ok to go ahead and install. I weave mostly functional pieces such as scarfs, shawls, and rugs. With this weaving software application you will have all the tools needed for creating and editing weave drafts at no cost. Includes the project planner, an easytouse worksheet that yields accurate costing for all of your weaving projects. Doubleclick on the weavedraft icon to start the program or use the program manager or file manager to execute the program. Mobile ioskindle app that reads existing wifs, has lightweight editing functionality, and is intended to be an assistant for the actual warping and weaving process shows next pick with a big button to advance, etc. Handweavers will appreciate the ability to calculate yarn yardage and the number of heddles. Wif n proof offers a complete design center to create your own draft and is your digital assistant when threading and treadling. As always, you will see the update loading when you start wif n proof with internet access. Now, if a weaver using fiberworks pcw wants to share a project with a weaver who uses pixeloom, the first weaver can select filesave as wif format in order to export the project into the wif format which the second weaver can then import using fileopen.
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