Manual Drawing-In Procedures and Skills
topic
Manual drawing-in uses a drawing-in hook to pull individual warp ends through heddle eyes and then through reed dents in the sequence specified by the draft plan and denting plan, with a leasing operation first separating individual ends from the warp beam using lease rods, a looping process forming each end into a bight for hook insertion, and denting pressing the looped end through the correct reed dent space, requiring trained drawers working pairs who achieve threading rates of 1000 to 2000 ends per hour depending on fabric complexity.
Role
Provides the traditional drawing-in method that handles the complete range of fabric constructions, yarn types, and heddle configurations with the flexibility of skilled worker judgement, remaining the standard method for complex dobby and Jacquard weaves, specialty yarns requiring careful handling, and production volumes where automated drawing-in machine capital cannot be justified, with drawing-in accuracy being the primary determinant of weave pattern correctness.