Woven Fabric Formation

Lecture 11

Drawing In
Concepts and methodology of drawing-in and tying-in

After sizing, the sized warp beam is prepared further to be placed on the loom. Drawing-in is the entering of yarns from
a new warp into the weaving elements of a weaving machine namely drop wires, heddles and reed, starting up a new
fabric style. Tying-in the new warp ends to the depleted warp is done when a new pattern is not required.

A drop wire is a narrow metal sheet that is hung in the air by the tensioned warp
yarn. If the warp yarn is broken, then the drop wire drops and touches a metal bar
that extends along the width of the machine. This contact between the drop wire
and metal bar closes an electrical circuit and shuts down the machine immediately.
There is a drop wire for each warp yarn.

After drop wire, the warp yarn goes through the heddle eye (there is only one warp
yarn per heddle eye). This is done according to a plan called drawing-in-draft, DID.
Then, the yarn is threaded through the reed spaces. A reed space is the opening between two dents in a reed. In general,
one, two or three warp yarns are passed through one reed space. The reed plan specifies the number of yarns per reed
space. The number of yarns depends on the diameter of the yarns and the dent opening; each yarn should be able to
move freely up and down in the reed space independent of the other yarns.

In the manual mode of drawing-in one person sorts the warp yarn and the other draws it through from the other side.
The same operation can also be done with automatic machines.

After the depletion of a warp beam on the weaving machine, if

there wilt be no change in design, then the drawing-in process
needs not be repeated. The ends of the old warp beam are cut and
the ends of the new warp beam are tied to the corresponding ends
of the old beam which is called tying-in process. Then the warp
ends are pulled through the heald eyes and reed until the knots
are cleared.

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