"Can someone explain a weaver's pattern book to me?" The old weaver's pattern books are not easy to read or explain. Even if you know something about looms and weaving they are not easy to read. Just last Autumn I had a 2 hour workshop on reading old weaving drafts. Your best bet is to contact your local weaving guild and see if there is someone there who can read and explain the old drafts to you. Many do use German words. Tweel means Twill Fustian means wool fabric Gesteinte und gebrochene means block and broken Hin und wieder means back and forth work as some examples. Do you know the date of the weaver's pattern book and was it by Rohland? Contact me and I will try to give you some more information. Sue linumbienn@aol.com