Once I experienced ArahWeave PE’s power and ease of use however, I decided to do all my designing in ArahWeave PE and purchased a copy. I also downloaded a demo version of ArahWeave intending to use it to design weave structures for use in fabric designs. I expected to design fabrics using the PhotoShop techniques taught by Vibeke Vestby of Digital Weaving Norway. In 2003, I got a TC-1 loom and needed a way to produce designs for it. ArahWeave PE's commercial quality textile design features makes it possible for me to get quicker, more reliable results than if I created I have been designing for the Beljen Mills Jacquard power loom using ArahWeave PE, information contained in The Woven Pixel and custom software that produces power loom design files. However, it does not provide support for saving designs for power looms or other features mainly of interest to textile mills. They are very well covered in Arahne's tutorials and the ArahWeave user manual.ĪrahWeave PE is “intended for owners of electronic jacquard handlooms, and design studios without the need for driving the production machinery.” It offers many of the features you would get with the full ArahWeave Jacquard Edition. This article does not go into the details of how to use ArahWeave PE. It shows the steps needed to produce a fabric design that has a good chance of weaving as expected. This article describes how to design for a Jacquard power loom using ArahWeave PE (Personal Edition). NOTE: Beljen Mills is no longer in operation.

Softweave - Jacquard Design with ArahWeave PE

Jacquard designing software