A multi-tier fabric loading harness for installing a fabric onto a papermaking
machine. The loading harness has a first portion with a supporting rigid member
that attaches to an end of the fabric in the cross-machine direction and a plurality
of apertures spaced across its width. The first tier is formed by a rope sequentially
laced through the apertures to form self-aligning loops. A second rope is sequentially
laced through the loops of the first tier to form self-aligning loops for a second
tier. A pull ring gathers the loops of the second tier and is used to pull the
fabric onto the papermaking machine.
