Wee Coverlets are a blast to weave even though they take a lot of time. I wanted to thread another warp. Here is the result - seven coverlets and a small eighth piece, perhaps a ⅔ coverlet.
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| Wee Coverlets for Baby by RepWeaver |
The warp is 20/2 mercerized cotton in Natural with a few yellow ends and two variegated ends in the borders. The pattern wefts are 10/2 mercerized cotton.
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| Wee Coverlets with source book. |
This is the little book where I found the Miniature Overshot draft I used. The title is
Miniature Patterns for Hand Weaving: Part II by Josephine E. Estes. This book is in the public domain. You can find it as a PDF here:
Original Miniature Patterns for Hand Weaving: Part II
The draft I used is Maltese Cross found on page 9 of the book.
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| Detail of Wee Coverlet, Maltese Cross by RepWeaver |
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| Detail of Wee Coverlet, Maltese Cross by RepWeaver |
Next you see a couple of close-ups to show you how the border colors worked out. The maroon one looks different than the rest because I used the warp yarn as tabby until it ran out. After that I substituted a tan yarn, slightly darker than the warp color. The result makes for a livelier background that I find pleasing.
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| Two Wee Coverlets side-by-side for comparison |
Here are side by side coverlets from two warps. The one on the left is from a previous warp. Its draft is
Lover's Knot I. The one on the right is a
Maltese Cross wee coverlet.
