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Mon, 07/23/2012 - 22:37

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

Overshot threadings alternate odd and even shaft numbers, always. They need to do this because overshot fabric is a plain weave ground cloth (warp plus tabby weft) with a decorative weft float. Most weavers choose a tabby weft that blends with the warp or matches it, while the pattern weft is a contrasting value.

This threading is a 4-end advancing twill with a mirror. A 4-end advancing twill fits with 3-shaft twills because of the spacing, so it is often woven with a tie-up having no more than 2 adjacent threads rising or sinking. It also works with crackle threadings or treadlings and with crackle tie-ups. For example, try this tie-up: 2/1/1/2/1/1. When you use this threading with a tie-up designed for 4-shaft twills (as shown in your draft, 3/1/1/3) you get 6-thread floats. This is sometimes used as a design element, for example in a fine linen tablecloth with "Swedish snowflake" patterns. The long floats provide a raised design line.

This draft really has nothing to do with overshot. I have seen a few other projects on Weavo with titles that wandered in by mistake, unintended by the author, so perhaps you did not mean to suggest that this draft can be used for overshot.

Sett is determined by the interlacement and the yarn size and the desired effect. If you want to pack the wefts together, then use an open sett like this and expect the design to look wider and less tall. When you have longer floats in the draft, then you need a closer sett than recommended for a 4-shaft twill.

Bonnie

Sat, 08/11/2012 - 23:57

ReedGuy

For some reason a follow up post I made thanking you for the correction has disappeared from the thread. So here is another thank you and I just updated the draft further with a new screen shot of the weave with an increased set.

Wed, 08/15/2012 - 18:12

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

Thanks for posting. This looks like the draft now. Very nice. You could also try different tie-ups, but this fabric is pretty.

Bonnie

Wed, 08/15/2012 - 19:39

ReedGuy

Some day I will use this for some afghans and use some extra color weft. A dark warp with light weft colors (white, yellow, rose, aqua)

Thu, 08/16/2012 - 18:59

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

For afghans, I prefer a 5-end advancing twill. That gives smaller floats and more options in the tie-up plus the opportunity to increase the scale of the design. The 4-end advancing twill with mirrors could be used with a relatively fine thread. Long floats are not practical on afghans because they catch on buttons and such. I used to make lots of afghans to sell at major craft shows. Network drafted twills are ideal; no floats longer than 3 threads and any design I want.The 5-end advancing twill threading works with network drafted twill treadlings. I wrote about this on WeaveZine.

Bonnie

Thu, 08/16/2012 - 21:19

ReedGuy

Thanks for the information, I shall make a note of it. :)

I found your article over on Weavezine, most interesting.

Fri, 08/17/2012 - 03:55

Bonnie Inouye (not verified)

I started writing one article on weaving curves for WeaveZine and it became two articles that were posted about a month apart. They go together. It's wonderful that Syne has left WeaveZine available to all of us, for free. Great resource!

Fri, 08/17/2012 - 08:13

ReedGuy

I will search for the second one when I am getting the itch to weave those afghans.

Notes

<p>I am doing a sampler (swatch) with 8 shafts and the weave uses a floating weft. Using 2-ply 100 % wool, 860 yards/lb,. 12 dent.&nbsp; The piece is 15" in the reed
and 20" of weave length (12" x 16" finished). The image is just two blocks tall and 3 wide. Green warp, yellow weft. I updated this weave by increasing the set from 8 to 12 epi. This gives a more symetrical weave than the 8 epi I started with.</p>

Number of Shafts
8
Number of Treadles
8
Source Title
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