Kate's new overshot weaving for table runners and "Broke Arts" fair, June 2019.
Tag: overshot
Summer Show Season 2018
Hello, friends. In addition to readying our currently over-sized home to move to a more reasonably-sized home, I am weaving in anticipation of the summer and early fall fine craft show season. There are no shows on my calendar for June or July (the business of moving can really mix up your schedule), so my [...]
“Gavotte” overshot pattern
The loom is dressed with a new warp this week, a self-drafted overshot design using four shafts. It is always fun to see how one's sketch (or in my case, computer draft) translates into cloth. After sampling several inches of fabric, I decided to double up on pattern weft picks to give the pattern a [...]
A new overshot design
Hello, friends. While I've enjoyed weaving my "teeming with twills" kitchen towels (you can read more about those here or check out recent photos on my Instagram page), I am ready to see how my latest overshot pattern design is going to shape up on the loom. This is a four harness pattern and I [...]
Minuet in B(lack)
Hello, friends. I've finished weaving the eight shaft overshot table runners (see my earlier post about this cloth here) and am quite satisfied with the results. I made three runners, one each in black, garnet, and mineral blue. Here is the black one: After some consideration and research, I decided to call this [...]
Black and White Encore Exhibit; new work
Happy New Year, friends. I hope that today finds you in good health and spirits. May your days be merry and bright in 2018. I'm preparing to take up new work for a League of NH Craftsmen gallery exhibit that will open on January 12, "Black & White Encore." Although it is scarf-wearing season here, [...]
Self-drafted 8 shaft overshot cloth
Hello, friends. The summer and winter placemats are finished and some have headed out to my family for Christmas. I liked the "heft" of the cloth, which is important for well-behaved placemats. So, we're moving right along in the weaving queue! I hope to submit at least one piece to the "Living with Craft" exhibition [...]
Summer and Winter Placemats
This week's work at the loom involves another two shuttle weave, summer and winter! Like overshot, two weft shuttles are used alternately throughout the body of the cloth; one shuttle is used for the plain weave (to give the cloth stability and structure) and the other shuttle is designated for the pattern design. The really [...]
Orange Peel Overshot Draft
Hello, friends. I have really enjoyed watching the "orange peel" overshot design take shape on the loom this week. A four shaft design, this pattern entails a lengthy pattern repeat and threading sequence. However, I've found that taking the pattern in increments and limiting distractions at the loom  will allow you to generate a very [...]
Overshot orange peels
I'm weaving overshot (yes, again) this week and I am smitten with this draft: The center motif is taken from Josephine Estes' esteemed publication, "Original Miniature Patterns for Hand Weaving." I'm using 10/2 mercerized cotton for the warp and ground/tabby yarns and 3/2 mercerized cotton for the pattern weft. I sett the warp at 20 [...]
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