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Ask Madelyn: Overshot Tabby Order
Any two picks in a row of overshot pattern in the same block will either cuddle together at the outside edge of a motif or split a bit apart.
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Any two picks in a row of overshot pattern in the same block will either cuddle together at the outside edge of a motif or split a bit apart.
I have always followed a certain rule for using the tabby weft in supplementary-weft structures such as overshot and summer and winter: Throw the tabby pick before the pattern pick. Please tell me the reason for this.
Is tabby always plain weave, and is it the same as weaving “every other pick” as in rep? Madelyn has the answer!
A beginning weaver asks Madelyn how to weave tabby on a table loom if all 8 shafts are being used.
I am weaving a small table runner using 3/2 pearl cotton for warp and weft (red and green in the warp, white in the weft). I used a draft (#479, page 129) from Carol Strickler's A Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns, which I've modified a little.
After my son was born (and even for a while before then), I found myself in a weaving rut. Then I fell in love with a special yarn and knew it would be the basis for my next project.
You explained the need for and ways to use floating selvedges when you are weaving overshot. I was wondering why you would need a floating selvedge?
In her article for the November/December 2017 issue of Handwoven, Madelyn van der Hoogt teaches you how to decipher old overshot drafts.
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I am new to eight shafts and am wondering how to do tabby (plain weave) on an 8-shaft loom?
If the instructions say to "use tabby," is this weaving overshot that's reversible? Should I use warp or weft yarns for the tabby to make it stand out?
Can you turn an overshot draft?