Updates

v1.0.1

New end/pick insertion tool, French language support, view settings & more

Our first feature update expanding Bower with more design tools, language support, layout customization, and a new pattern gallery on the website.

  • English and French language support across toolbar, properties panel, and save modal
  • Draft view settings: flip warp axis, flip treadling axis, toggle fabric face vs. structure view
  • Expanded and audited preset threading library with corrected names and removed duplicates
  • Insert/delete end-pick tools with new subtoolbar system
  • Widened beam search and split optimize-loom into per-axis controls
  • Browser compatibility fixes, more older devices now supported
  • Autosave crash protection and import file corruption validation
  • Color picker recolor commit bug fix
  • Dobby loom UX improvements and restored loom mode data conversion
v1.0.0

Bower is live

The first public release of Bower -- a free, browser-based weaving draft editor for dobby loom planning, structure exploration, and direct visual editing.

  • Tieup + treadling and liftplan drafting modes with conversion between them
  • Yarn coloring system to preview color choices in weaving designs
  • WIF import and export for your weaving workflow
  • PDF export with print-at-actual-size mode using EPI and PPI settings
  • Native .bower project format to save projects

Buy a full license with all advanced features unlocked for $79 — direct editing, block substitution, draft optimization, and more. Please email [email protected] for more information. We bill via PayPal.