Point Paper Design and Manual Pattern Creation
topic
Traditional point paper Jacquard design uses squared paper with each horizontal row representing one pick and each vertical column representing one warp end or hook, with filled squares indicating raised hooks, with designers drawing the design motif on point paper by filling squares corresponding to the warp-face areas of the design, with the point paper then read by card-cutting machines or transcribed to lifting programme data, with manual point paper design remaining in use for traditional figured fabric reproduction.
Role
Represents the pre-digital design method that established the design language and methodology of Jacquard fabric development, with point paper skills remaining relevant for technicians working with historical pattern archives, for understanding the structural logic of weave programming that CAD software automates, and for the manual design correction work that resolves programming problems when CAD-generated programmes require adjustment based on woven sample evaluation.