Straight-draw heddle count calculator
Count heddles per shaft for a straight draw beginning on shaft one.
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How the calculation works
each shaft receives floor(ends ÷ shafts), with remaining ends assigned from shaft one
This tool only handles a straight draw. Point, rosepath, block, overshot, and arbitrary drafts can require very different shaft counts. Count those from the actual threading rather than treating this as a general shaft allocation.
Full calculation methodologyWorked example
362 ends across a four-shaft straight draw need 91, 91, 90, and 90 heddles on shafts one to four.
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Reference: Planning references and independent arithmetic. Calculations run locally.
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