Sketching of Designs for Textile Fabrics to Be Executed on the Jacquard Machine
The first work to be done in making an original design, or in reproducing a design by making an analysis of a woven fabric, is to prepare the “sketch.” This sketch may be arranged the exact size of pattern needed, or it may be proportionally larger or smaller. If the design is a reproduction from a woven fabric, a correct duplicate on the regular drawing paper is required; for this sketch is of the same value to the designer for Jacquard work as the correct picking out of a weave is to the designer for harness loom-work.
In preparing an original sketch, the points to be considered are: The setting of the figure, and the most practical size.