A system for controlling the twisting and weaving mechanism, wire cutoff mechanism and selvage forming mechanism of a wire weaving machine in which the twisting and weaving mechanism, upon completion of a predetermined number of revolutions, produces a combined signal which is used to stop the wire twisting and weaving mechanism and start the operation of the wire cutoff mechanism, together with means associated with the wire cutoff mechanism to stop the same when it has made one revolution and again to start the wire twisting and weaving mechanisms. The selvage forming mechanism is started by a signal received from the wire cutoff mechanism, when the latter completes its cycle of operation.