Warping & Sizing

Sectional Warping Band Width Calculator

Band width and ends per centimetre must agree, or the drum builds a taper and the pattern walks.

Warp Fabric specification
no.
cm
Creel Section limit
pegs

Band Width per Section

— cm

Drum width each section occupies

Section Plan

Number of Sections
— no.
Ends per Section
— no.
Ends per Centimetre
— /cm
Ends in Final Section
— no.

Keep every section at the same ends per centimetre. A short final section winds to a different diameter and shows as a tension band in the fabric.

Sectional Warping Band Width Calculator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.