The pattern came from Helen Bress The Coverlet Book (Flower Valley Press) - but I altered it a little to get it to fit my 32 inch loom. This has always been one of my favorite patterns for overshot. The pattern is Pine Burr - altho it can have different names. It's in volume 1 page 271 with the "draft" identification D278. I had it Xeroxed at Staples then enlarged a TON so I could follow the pattern. I'm signed in as Rally judge right now - my other "life".
This video gave so much info on the language of weaving. Thanks tons! I learned so much, the video was that informative. And love your small dogs too... want one of them as well as a loom. hehehh Am going to look at any other videos you have on here. Thanks so much!
Oh how I love your overshot green and white coverlet! You are doing such a lovely job. Thank you for showing this to me. My loom is set up for diamond twill right now and I'd forgotten how to make my diamonds stand out, but now I know! Thanks so much for explaining the tabby to me! I weave on a 45" Leclerc counterbalance and on my grandmothers unnamed floor loom which is about 35". Thanks so much! I'll see what else you've uploaded!
Thank you!!!! This video was so helpful. I have an overshot book but boy it's hard to get how to do it from a book. You made it make sense in minutes. THANK YOU. Love the dog and the Mozart too.
Oh, and thanks for the paper ruler trick. I'm going to do that now too.
@BigTerKC The cord is called a floating selvedge. It isn't threaded thru a heddle but runs on either side of the warp. You go over the floating selvedge when you toss the shuttle and then remove it from under every time. It eliminates the skipped edges with any kind of twill threading - and keeps things in order. I'm sure you can read more about it online somewhere. VERY handy, I use it with o'shot (which is a twill) and always with other twills.
I bought this loom (32 inch Gilmore) about 17 years ago and with shipping from Calif to Va it was about $1,100 - but I added heddles and it's an 8 harness. I'm not sure what some looms cost today. Check Yarn Barn of Kansas, Woodland Woolworks is also good - just google jack loom and start looking around. There are lots of them out there and prices vary a lot depending on width and number of harnesses. I do wish mine was wider, but knowing we'd have small house I went smaller at only 32".
Wow, that is wonderful! Now I know something more! I weave, but I'm pretty new at it. Setting up the warp anyway. I guess I'm setting it up for the third time now. I love weaving. Thanks for showing this to your mom so we could all see, too. Now I want to do that! LOL
Hi and congrats on a great job. I have been a weaver (hobby only) for 20 years and the weave on your loom takes real guts. It's a complicated pattern, or can be if all you have done before is rag rugs and scarves. Great job! It really helps to have a visual to watch. Trying to understand the complexities of overshot from reading a book just doesn't cut it. You saved many weavers hours of reading and trying to puzzle things out!
AWESOME! Still just doing the old rag rugs! Want to take a overshot class. My daddy owned a woolen mill in Pennsylvania and my art teacher in high school minored in weaving so we were LUCKY to have a loom there. And that is how I got hooked! Or am I warped?
Think overshot is my favorite type of weaving. It takes some "organizing" on my part, at least for me, but with my cheat sheet treadling and a pin to keep track it goes rather quickly, especially when I can sit and simply weave for any extended period of time. Have started a new blanket on this warp using a cotton pattern weft - interesting as the cotton is slubby and actually working very well.
that is a great video. Thanks for sharing. I'm contemplating working an overshot pattern and was trying to wrap my brain around the tabby shot. Now it makes sense to me. :-)
The pattern came from Helen Bress The Coverlet Book (Flower Valley Press) - but I altered it a little to get it to fit my 32 inch loom. This has always been one of my favorite patterns for overshot. The pattern is Pine Burr - altho it can have different names. It's in volume 1 page 271 with the "draft" identification D278. I had it Xeroxed at Staples then enlarged a TON so I could follow the pattern. I'm signed in as Rally judge right now - my other "life".
RallyJudge 7 months ago
Where did you get the pattern?? I'm looking to get back into doing overshot and I'm looking for nice patterns.
hoffman113 7 months ago
This video was very helpful! :) Thank you!
JennaHbahaha 1 year ago
This video gave so much info on the language of weaving. Thanks tons! I learned so much, the video was that informative. And love your small dogs too... want one of them as well as a loom. hehehh Am going to look at any other videos you have on here. Thanks so much!
Ritercrazy 1 year ago
Oh how I love your overshot green and white coverlet! You are doing such a lovely job. Thank you for showing this to me. My loom is set up for diamond twill right now and I'd forgotten how to make my diamonds stand out, but now I know! Thanks so much for explaining the tabby to me! I weave on a 45" Leclerc counterbalance and on my grandmothers unnamed floor loom which is about 35". Thanks so much! I'll see what else you've uploaded!
NancyToday 1 year ago
Thank you!!!! This video was so helpful. I have an overshot book but boy it's hard to get how to do it from a book. You made it make sense in minutes. THANK YOU. Love the dog and the Mozart too.
Oh, and thanks for the paper ruler trick. I'm going to do that now too.
barbll000 1 year ago
I noticed a cord of some type on each side, is that to keep your edges from pulling in? If so, so you run your weft over it each time?
Great job on the video's I really enjoy them!!
BigTerKC 1 year ago
@BigTerKC The cord is called a floating selvedge. It isn't threaded thru a heddle but runs on either side of the warp. You go over the floating selvedge when you toss the shuttle and then remove it from under every time. It eliminates the skipped edges with any kind of twill threading - and keeps things in order. I'm sure you can read more about it online somewhere. VERY handy, I use it with o'shot (which is a twill) and always with other twills.
Spin2Weave 1 year ago
absolutely wonderful! keep up the beautiful works!
kimmypotter 1 year ago
I bought this loom (32 inch Gilmore) about 17 years ago and with shipping from Calif to Va it was about $1,100 - but I added heddles and it's an 8 harness. I'm not sure what some looms cost today. Check Yarn Barn of Kansas, Woodland Woolworks is also good - just google jack loom and start looking around. There are lots of them out there and prices vary a lot depending on width and number of harnesses. I do wish mine was wider, but knowing we'd have small house I went smaller at only 32".
Spin2Weave 2 years ago
How much do jack looms generally cost?
fmaneko217 2 years ago
Wow, that is wonderful! Now I know something more! I weave, but I'm pretty new at it. Setting up the warp anyway. I guess I'm setting it up for the third time now. I love weaving. Thanks for showing this to your mom so we could all see, too. Now I want to do that! LOL
NancyToday 2 years ago
Hi and congrats on a great job. I have been a weaver (hobby only) for 20 years and the weave on your loom takes real guts. It's a complicated pattern, or can be if all you have done before is rag rugs and scarves. Great job! It really helps to have a visual to watch. Trying to understand the complexities of overshot from reading a book just doesn't cut it. You saved many weavers hours of reading and trying to puzzle things out!
PatNewMex 2 years ago
Thank you for such a wonderful video. I am new to weaving and didn't understand Overshot. Now I do. Love your puppies too. Spinweave
TexJohnny 2 years ago
AWESOME! Still just doing the old rag rugs! Want to take a overshot class. My daddy owned a woolen mill in Pennsylvania and my art teacher in high school minored in weaving so we were LUCKY to have a loom there. And that is how I got hooked! Or am I warped?
rosalynrn 2 years ago
Think overshot is my favorite type of weaving. It takes some "organizing" on my part, at least for me, but with my cheat sheet treadling and a pin to keep track it goes rather quickly, especially when I can sit and simply weave for any extended period of time. Have started a new blanket on this warp using a cotton pattern weft - interesting as the cotton is slubby and actually working very well.
MattsGrandmother 2 years ago
that is a great video. Thanks for sharing. I'm contemplating working an overshot pattern and was trying to wrap my brain around the tabby shot. Now it makes sense to me. :-)
nctxweaver 3 years ago