Cotton, Linen, Wool

60” x 86”

This coverlet was woven based on a sample in Burnham and Burnham’s Keep Me Warm One Night, found during research into overshot weaving slightly outside the traditional American canon. It features a sunburst motif that was not extremely popular and is not seen often in modern overshot work.

This piece wass mostly woven as a technical exploration of large scale, multi-paneled pieces, but also served as a jumping off point into the research that resulted in Before, Scales came out of.

Technical information:
Warp/Tabby Weft: 8/2 cottolin, sett at 20epi
Pattern Weft: Fingering weight wool yarn (Harrisville Shetland)
4-block Overshot draft with selvedges, woven on a 6-shaft countermarche loom in two panels.