turn.TABLET WEAVING STUDIO
PATTERN WORKSPACE

Set your threads. Plan your turns. Make it yours.

01

Threading draft

80 threads

Click or drag to thread each hole.

Terracotta
S / Z Click to flip threading
02

Turning plan

F ForwardB Backward
Repeat
F
B
Click a cell to reverse a tablet’s turn.Pick 1 at top ↓
03

Woven preview

LIVE
20 tablets · 32 picks1 step / pick
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↓Front of band4F / 4B

A pattern starts with a turn.

1. Set up your cards

Choose 3–8 perimeter holes and the number of tablets. Each pick turns a tablet by one hole: 360° divided by its hole count.

2. Thread your palette

Select a color and click or drag across the threading chart. Select ∅ to leave a hole empty. Rows A, B, C… are the holes; each column is one tablet. Click S or Z to change its threading direction.

3. Plan the weave

F turns the top of the card away from you. B turns it toward you. Click individual turning cells, or apply a repeating sequence to the whole band.

Reading the preview

The preview is a schematic of warp colors and stitch direction, viewed from above. Hole labels are read from the same card face. Look at the labelled card face from your right, with the selected starting hole upper-near and the next letter upper-far. Labels run clockwise. The first forward turn brings the starting upper-near hole to the surface, then works backward through the labels. On fully threaded cards, reversing repeats the previous thread. Empty-hole drafts show the occupied thread above the weft; uninterrupted floats appear as longer stitches.

Different hole counts produce different sheds and floats. This draft does not simulate tension, tablet thickness, or the exact structure of long floats; sample your design before a full warp.

Start from a pattern

Browse 20 numbered patterns and 10 teaching drafts from Candace Crockett’s Card Weaving, all 53 numbered Groff patterns, and everyday designs. Book drafts include their weaving instructions and source notes. Groff 14 marks rows without weft with an asterisk; its woven-section preview omits the braided gaps. Groff 50 includes instructions for splitting, crossing, and rejoining three bands, which its flat preview does not simulate. Crockett includes four- and six-hole cards and a skip-hole draft. Its multi-stage samplers and split bands include manual steps beyond the flat preview. Book drafts load their own threading, card type, and turning plans. Everyday drafts use your current card type and dimensions. Applying a pattern replaces your current draft; Undo restores it.

Keep your work

Save draft downloads an editable JSON file. Use Open draft to continue it later. Export a complete SVG chart or print your threading and turning instructions.

Conventions: Tablet Weaving Draft Designer · S/Z threading explained

Undo: ⌘/Ctrl Z · Redo: ⌘/Ctrl Shift Z
THE PATTERN LIBRARY

Find your next band.

Choose a design to load its threads and turning plan. Every draft is yours to edit.

Candace Crockett’s Card Weaving 20 numbered patterns + 10 teaching drafts · 4- and 6-hole cards

Editable drafts from the 1973 book, including six-hole designs and skip-hole texture. Source checks identify unclear details; sampler and split-band drafts include manual instructions.

Russell E. Groff’s Card Weaving All 53 numbered patterns · 4-hole cards

Transcribed from the book’s threading charts and turning instructions. Entries marked “Source check” include an unclear or conflicting detail. Open a draft to read its instructions.

Vines, braids & geometric bands 4-hole cards

Everyday drafts Works with your current card type