Volume 1 of a compilation of weaving papers, samples, photographs and worksheets for 21 overshot coverlets woven by Helen N. Jarvis between 1974 and 1996. Each coverlet section has a source note, photographs, planning sheets with yarn, sett and warp-length calculations, and threading and treadling drafts with section markers. Patterns include Chariot Wheels, Compass and Squares, Dog Tracks, Double Chariot Wheels, Double Compass, Pine Cone, 16 Roses, Sun, Moon and Stars, and a miniature Maltese Cross for a doll bed. Instructions for weaving an inscription into overshot or other block weaves recur in several sections. A preface explains the purpose as a head start for first-time coverlet weavers, to be used with the author's book Weaving a Traditional Coverlet.

Type

Monograph

Date

2006

Language

English

Pages

97

Weaving drafts

on 47 pages: 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 30  and 35 more

Archive notes

Generously provided by the permission of the author.