# Add and Remove Tabby

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#### Add Tabby

The most common use of Add Tabby is to insert a thread after each weft pick to accommodate a tabby pick in designs such as overshot or summer and winter.&#x20;

When the Add Tabby icon is selected, a screen similar ot the following is presented.  The default tabby 1 and 2 treadles are the highest treadles in the tie-up;   these treadles can be changed to any other treadles. &#x20;

When adding Tabby picks, your tie-up may not have the tabby treadles; if that's the case, add the two tabby treadles so that they can be selected.  Additional treadles may be added in Project Information | Project Shafts and Treadles.

In the following screenshot, tabby treades have been added as treadles 5 and 6.  When Add Tabby is selected, the system defaults to the last two treadles 5 and 6.&#x20;

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When "OK" is clicked, the tabby treadles are alternated and added between each of the existing weft picks.   **The color used for these new tabby picks will be the current palette color.**

#### Remove Tabby

Tabby picks can be removed with the Remove Tabby option. By default, the start will be at 2 and will extend through the last weft pick.  If you had added teh tabby picks using the before option, you likely would want to start at pick 1, not 2.&#x20;

Also note the interval.  If you've used Add Tabby, the interval should be 2.   The 3 is shown when a tie down interval of 3 is to be removed.   For example, tie-downs can with an interval of 3 may be added using interleave in  [weft-transformation-options](https://docs.tempoweave.com/tempoweave/documentation-by-menu-function/design-tab/weft-group/weft-transformation-options "mention").

<figure><img src="https://3801852105-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LvDkg_itZXfSAjm0jwH%2Fuploads%2FFX5APC0IQ1JmskGb7gAB%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c00ac83a-cc50-48f8-b61a-b66b62a109b1" alt=""><figcaption><p>Remove Tabby</p></figcaption></figure>

After clicking Remove Tabby above, the draft looks as follows.  The additional unused can be removed, if desired, in Project Settings.

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If more complex tie-downs are needed, please use the Combine / Interleave Weft function where design elements such as 3-ties and others are supported.   [combine-interleave-weft](https://docs.tempoweave.com/tempoweave/documentation-by-menu-function/design-tab/weft-group/combine-interleave-weft "mention")
