Technical Information |
![]() The design process begins with my own digital photographs. My camera is a FUJI Finepix 4900. The maximum image resolution of this camera is 1800 x 2400 pixels. Because 1800 pixels closely corresponds to the number of hooks in the jacquard loom, there is minimal loss of visual information when the photograph is translated into a weaving. After manipulating the digital image in Photoshop, I use the ArahWeave CAD (Computer Aided Design) program for jacquard to convert the image into a digital weave file using weave structures that I have designed. This weave file is then used by the loom computer to control the raising and lowering of the individual warp ends as the piece is woven. For more information about AVL looms, about ArahWeave software and about other artists working with jacquard looms, check out the Links page. |