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What is jack loom vs counterbalance in WeavingGem?

In Settings → Loom Setup, choose how your loom sheds so the on-screen treadling matches what you press.

  • Jack loom: rising shed.
  • Counterbalance (and similar sinking sheds): sinking shed.
  • Choose whether the weave session shows Treadles or Shafts.

Some WIF files are lift plans and do not include a treadling matrix. For those drafts, WeavingGem shows shaft lifts only. See How do lift-plan WIF files work in WeavingGem?.

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