Overshot Backside

It seems as if I can only weave one repeat a day. It's slow going. I have to step on two treadles at a time while I am weaving for both four shaft overshot motifs at the same time. And after each motif repeat , I switch color rotation. Whew! But I think it will be well worth it. Here is that back side, which is really the front side.......

I did decide to put fringe on this runner instead of a plain weave hem. Hem is done, and three repeats have been completed. I plan on getting close to 42 inches long. Not counting the fringe.

More Guild Meeting




More guild photo's!  Awesome things we weavers make. Barbara brought a gourd she had woven on, but I forgot to get a photo of that. 

Katie (a link to her blog is on my blog- Hay Creek Handwovens)  gave an excellent program on how to make a draw-down. I am sorry I didn't get a photo of that either, but the thinking was intense, at least on my part.  

I think between the learning and fellowship, we can't wait until the next meeting.  



Bo- dying with Indigo on wool and cotton



Bo- silk scarves



Bo- silk and  RUST.





Jane- Friendship Overshot Coverlet with crocheted edge.

Carolyn- made on sock machine!



Barbara- Nuno Felting

Barbara- Nuno Felting

Guild Meeting Inspires



Becky-Chenille scarf

Katie- Doublewidth blanket

Another wonderful guild meeting. We had so many great show and tell items, that I will need to show you some today, and the rest tomorrow.

There were so many awsome blankets, that maybe I should try that next?????

Katie-towels



Vicki- Doublewidth blanket

Vicki-Shopping trip at Halcyon!

Vicki- Doublewidth blanket

Painted and woven by Barbara! Will make a wonderful skirt.

Overshot Circles In Shades of Brown

I see circles! I can see the diagonal line too! (small pat on back) Isn't weaving Overshot fun ?!

I am trying out dark and medium brown to see how well they work with the off-white warp. I think this might be a good mix. They are blending better with the off-white warp. The green I picked out to go with the red is to pale. I may re-visit those color combination with different shades of red/green. It's where the colors blend with the off-white warp threads that seems to be the problem.

Overshot Sampling On Eight

For the first two colors I am trying out, I have picked a red and green. I am not to sure they are going to give me the WOW effect I was going for. Maybe the red or maybe the green should have been a darker shade. I will have to look in the old stash and see what I have. ...............But that is why I put on extra warp: to SAMPLE - SAMPLE - SAMPLE!!!

For some reason, the draft must be for a sinking shed loom as I am weaving this upside down. And since this loom isn't that easy to tie-up, I can live with it. I will try to get you a photo once it rolls onto the front beam.

That is not an error between motifs. It is how to get from one to the other. This was intended as fabric for a pillow without a tabby hem. I have chosen to weave a tabby hem for this runner. If I think it will be to much of a distraction, I may go with twisted fringe and forget the tabby hem.

Back to Overshot

OK, back to the big loom and the overshot on eight shafts. I am almost ready to start weaving. I will need to tie-up the treadles and check one..more..time... for errors.

This draft calls for a skelton tie-up of 12 treadles and because this loom is a 10 shaft Macomber, I have 14 treadles. (yeah ! ).     

Summer and Winter (work and play)

WORK

Did a little work on the Summer and Winter project. The green is woven 1-1-1-1 with tabby order a-a-b-b. It is still on the loom, so will look a little different when off the loom. But it looks kinda like waffle weave now. Maybe?

The red is woven 1-2-2-1 with tabby order a-b-a-b. It has been washed and pressed. This is what I think of when I think about Summer and Winter (single two-tie). This is the winter side.

PLAY



 Missouri fish!

Went for a picnic today and had to share this photo. It was a very nice day today.