Sunday, January 11, 2015

Overshot Scarves

Two weavers working in the 1950's, Josephine Estes and Bertha Gray Hayes, have studied and designed miniature overshot patterns.  Traditional overshot designs often have pattern repeats that are 200 to 400 ends.  These designs make wonderful coverlets, blankets and throws, but they are not suitable for smaller and narrower woven cloth like scarves and towels.  Josephine and Bertha's drafts are designed with repeats of 20-50 ends.  Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes was published in 2009 and Josephine Estes drafts are available at the University of Arizona weaving site here.  I picked up a skein of Autumn Rainbow Mini Mochi recently and wanted to make a scarf using the Mini Mochi as the pattern yarn, which would showcase the slow color changes of the yarn.  The draft is Josephine Estes' Rings and Crosses.


Date Finished  January 2015
Loom  Baby Wolf
Weave Structure  Overshot - Rings and Crosses
Reed  12, 18 epi
Warp     Fiber  Tencel
              Count  8/2
              Color Turquoise
              Mfr  Valley
              Source  WEBS
Warp     Width in Reed  7"
              Ends  130
              Length  6 yds
Scarf One Weft      Fiber  wool and nylon
              Count  Mini Mochi
              Color  Autumn Rainbow
              Mfr  Crystal Palace
              Source  Paradise Fibers

Scarf  Two Weft      Fiber  cotton
              Count  5/2
              Color  White
              Mfr  Valley
              Source  WEBS

2 comments:

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  2. Good job! I like it. Thanks for share....

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