Pin weaving

[2] 21st-century designs often focus more on the fiber than on elaborate patterning;[2] for instance, yarns with precisely repeating colours can be used to make plaids.

[3] The equipment needed is minimal, consisting of pins, a pinnable board, and a bodkin needle.

Smooth, rounded pin tops are desirable; they don't snag the yarn or fingers.

[7] For plain tabby weaves, only every other thread in one direction (a quarter of the yarns) is inserted over-and-under with a needle.

[9] Many sewing patterns designed for pinweaving use rectangular construction, with all seams lying on selvage edges.

The fourth is wrapped around a revolving-hood mechanism which, when rotated, forms a shed and countershed, making plain tabby weaves much faster.