Bower vs Loom Weaving Drafts

Design weaving drafts with tieup and liftplan modes, import and export WIF files, and explore pattern structures visually. Bower is built for all your handweaving needs. Features include: - Profile drafting with block substitution - Direct editing drawdown with threading/treadling solver - Optimization engine for shaft and treadle count - Float length analysis - Frontside and backside fabric rendering - PNG, PDF, and WIF export for all your workflows - And many more! Bower runs directly on your iOS device, free for one hour every day. A one-time purchase gets you unlimited use, no subscription.

Loom is a focused draft editor for handweavers, students, and fiber-art designers. Threading, tie-up, treadling and drawdown — all on a single canvas. Pinch-free, popup-free, ad-free. KEY FEATURES • Full four-block draft canvas (threading, tie-up, treadling, drawdown) updated live as you tap • 2 to 16 shafts and 2 to 16 treadles, sized per project • Warp and weft color pickers with persistent hex values • Built-in Library of starter structures: Plain Weave, Twill 2/2, Basket Weave, Log Cabin, Herringbone, and M's and O's • Save drafts locally — your work persists across launches with no account required • Tap any cell to advance threading or treadling, tap a tie-up cell to toggle a peg • Clean linen-and-indigo palette designed for long studio sessions DESIGNED FOR THE STUDIO Whether you're sketching a structure on the bus or working out a final tie-up before warping the loom, Loom keeps the draft in front of you and the noise out of the way. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. Your drafts live on your device.