My friend Susan showed our Rug Study Group some intriguing
coasters she had woven. They were from a draft by Judie Eatough on page 62 of
the book “Best of Weaver’s: The Magic of Double Weave”. The structure caught my
imagination. Except for a pick-up sampler many years ago, I hadn’t woven double
weave.
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| "Colonial" Double Weave Coasters -- Design by Judie Eatough |
Now I am navigating the unknown waters of “Colonial” or
“Overshot Patterned” Double Weave. The structure is related to Overshot only in
the sense that double weave drafts are created using the designs in overshot
drafts. How it all works is still a mystery to me but I aim to figure it out.
With this goal in mind I have woven three “Colonial” Double Weave warps.
The
first one is the same as the one in the book that Susan showed me. The other
two are designed by me using inspiration from “Weaving Designs by Bertha GrayHayes: Miniature Overshot Patterns”.
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| Reverse Sides of "Colonial" Double Weave Coasters |
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| Detail of "Colonial" Double Weave coaster Motif not woven to square. Bother! |
Here you see the results from my first warp and it is
confession time. My beat was way too firm and the design is not square. This is
not an overshot structure but rather a double-layered twill structure. I tend to
use too much tension in all my work. Here you see the result of my natural
tendency -- squished motifs. ARGH!
After this experience I made several changes for my second “Colonial” Double Weave warp. Watch for details.
On/Weave Off,
RepWeaver
