Article Series

Overshot Weaving

Here we will go into a general introduction to overshot weaving along with some deeper dives into analyzing older weavings, colors, materials, structures, and more.

Articles

  1. Overshot Basics I contracted the weaving bug when I first started looking at overshot. There is something about the idea of making circles and curves in a format of 90 degree angles that has always been intriguing to...
  2. A Brief History of Overshot Weaving So, now that you are weaving overshot on your loom- what exactly is overshot? Where did it come from? What makes it so cool? The origin of the technique itself may have started in Persia and spread to...
  3. Overshot - Foundation Motifs Overshot is like a Pandora’s Box. You just open it up, just a little bit to try to get the basic understanding and all of a sudden you are waist deep in antique patterns, new vocabulary words and th...
  4. The Hot Pink Coverlet A historical investigation into a pink overshot coverlet that was discovered at an antique fair. I explore the structure and the roots of it's unique color....
  5. Miniature Coverlet Research and discussion in regards to a miniature coverlet. Get a closer look at the overshot structure and a summary of miniature overshot techniques. ...

Project Planning

Project planning from Drafts to weaving. This series will look at all aspects of project planning to get you ready to start your next big project.

Articles

  1. How to Plan a Project: Calculating Warp So you have finally found a weaving draft that you love. You can see it in your house are wrapped around your neck and you are so excited to get started working on it! But how much warp do you need? H...
  2. How to Plan a Project: Calculating Weft Have you ever planned your weaving project, full of excitement to weave it off the loom? You get rolling, winding bobbins and just full of anticipation to see your finished creation? Then, about ¾ of...
  3. How to Plan a Project: Sett Samples Once upon a time I had a professor at college who pushed making samples so much that it drove me up the wall. I developed a diversion to producing samples for anything and just jumping right in and so...

Weaving Drafts

Get an in-depth look at drafts, learn how different structures work, and level up your skills in reading and writing drafts for weaving.

Articles

  1. The Grammar of Drafting So you have taken a couple weaving classes- or you have been teaching yourself from a book. You are so excited to actually do something other then plain weave. You have in front of you a book of weave...
  2. How to Read a Weaving Draft Last week I explained all the different terms that are used in weaving drafts. Today I will show you how all the fancy words come together, so you can read and translate a standard weaving draft. Disc...
  3. Reading a Draft Part Two: There isn't a draw down! You have been finding cool weaving drafts all over the place, you are getting excited that you are starting to be able to understand what you are reading. You skip over to a library you know has books...
  4. Not Enough Treadles for the Tie-Up Recently, I received an email with a question about reading tie-ups, specifically referencing a page in the The Handweaver's Pattern Directory by Anne Dixon. If you look to pages 38 and 39 of this boo...
  5. 8 Harness Profile Drafting & Tie Up I recently received an email from a weaver named Cindy, in regards to profile drafting and tie ups. She was curious about the ability to use 8 harnesses with a 4 block profile draft. And furthermore, ...