For Starters
Tom Knisely
Overshot rug. Equipment: 4-shaft loom, 27" weaving width; 12-dent reed; 1 boat shuttle, 1 ski shuttle. Warp: 8/4 cotton/poly rug warp (50% cotton, 50% polyester, 1,600 yd/lb), used doubled, taupe, 1,585 yd (1 lb). Tabby weft: 8/4 cotton/poly rug warp (1,600 yd/lb), taupe, 365 yd. Pattern weft: 3-ply rug wool (720 yd/lb), used doubled, Midnight Blue, 652 yd. 8/4 cotton-poly rug warp and 3-ply Rugby wool are available from The Mannings.

Weekend Weaver
Liz Good
Overshot checkbook covers
Equipment: 4-shaft loom, 7" weaving width; 12-dent reed; 2 shuttles.
Warp: 10/2 pearl cotton (4,200 yd/lb), melon, 605 yd.
Tabby weft: 10/2 pearl cotton (4,200 yd/lb), melon, 260 yd.
Pattern weft: 2-ply wool with Angelina (2,400 yd/lb), Amethyst, 139 yd.
10/2 pearl cotton is available from most weaving retailers. Lace-weight Moonbeam yarn (2-ply wool with Angelina) is available from Alpine Meadow in 300 yd skeins.

Syne Mitchell
Overshot bookmarks.
Equipment: 4-shaft loom, 2" weaving width; 12-dent reed; 2 shuttles.
Warp: 140/2 silk (35,000 yd/lb), Navy, 387 yd.
Tabby weft: 140/2 silk (35,000 yd/lb), Navy or bottle green, 24 yd/bookmark; 216 yd for nine bookmarks.
Pattern weft for each bookmark, 23 yd. 60/2 silk (14,880 yd/lb), white and handdyed; Alec Jackson’s Premium Silk Floss, tangerine #30; Sulky Holoshimmer machine embroidery thread (59% polyester, 40% polyethylene, 1% metallic).
140/2 silk is available from Lunatic Fringe; 60/2 silk from Webs (handdyed), Sulky machine embroidery thread from fabric stores, Alec Jackson’s Premium Japanese Silk Floss from fly-fishing stores and the Web.

Karen Homann
Overshot gift box covers
Equipment: 4-shaft loom, 8" weaving width; 12-dent reed; raddle; 2 shuttles; staple gun.
Warp: Size 60 sewing thread (24,000 yd/lb), white, 945 yd.
Tabby weft: Size 60 sewing thread (24,000 yd/lb), white, 632 yd.
Pattern weft: 20/2 wool (5,600 yd/lb), Navy, 592 yd.
Other materials and supplies: 8 wooden boxes 7-3/4" W x 6" L x 3-5/8" H each, 7 yd of 5/8" wide ribbon, low-loft quilt batting (crib size), Sobo glue, staples.
20/2 JaggerSpun MaineLine wool is available from most weaving retailers; wooden boxes from Walnut Hollow; sewing thread, batting, and Sobo glue from fabric stores; staples from hardware stores.

Rita Hagenbruch
Overshot and plain weave shawl.
Equipment: 4-shaft loom, 20" weaving width; 12-dent or 8-dent reed; 4 shuttles.
Warp: 30/2 spun silk (7,500 yd/lb), Captain Olive (#225), 2,080 yd.
Tabby weft: 24/2 lambswool (5,960 yd/lb), Raw Umber, 1,300 yd.
Pattern weft: 20/2 spun silk (5,000 yd/lb), JY19 Turkish Bath (turquoise), 330 yd; JY27 Christmas Cactus (rose), 249 yd; and JY37 Maize (gold), 178 yd.
30/2 and 20/2 spun silk are available from Treenway Silks; 24/2 lambswool by JaggerSpun from most weaving retailers.

Yvonne Stahl
Overshot scarf
Equipment: 4-shaft loom, 13" weaving width; 12-dent reed; 2 shuttles, 9 bobbins.
Warp: 20/2 spun silk (5,000 yd/lb), navy (JY4), 891 yd.
Tabby weft: 20/2 spun silk (5,000 yd/lb), navy (JY4), 427 yd.
Pattern weft: 18/2 wool/silk (5,040 yd/lb), #54 Royal, 88 yd; #47 Deep Purple, 85 yd; #52 Dianthus, 73 yd; #1 Garnet, 61 yd; #3 Red, 48 yd; #21 Copper, 37 yd; #22 Curry, 25 yd; #24 Chrome 11 yd.
20/2 spun silk is available from Treenway Silks. 18/2 JaggerSpun Zephyr wool/silk is available from Halcyon Yarn and from Shuttles, Spindles & Skeins.

Leslie Killeen
Overshot yardage.
Equipment: 4-shaft loom, 22" weaving width; 15-dent reed; 1 shuttle.
Warp: 10/2 pearl cotton (4,200 yd/lb), green #139, 650 yd; gold #112, orange #148, red #172, and purple #171, 640 yd each.
Weft: 8/2 Tencel (3,360 yd/lb), black, 1,880 yd.
10/2 pearl cotton in the color numbers given here is available from Halcyon Yarn, 8/2 Tencel from Webs.

Robert Owen
Doubleweave table runner.
Equipment: 8-shaft jack loom, 16" weaving width; 15-dent reed or 10-dent reed; 2 shuttles; small mirror for checking sheds.
Warp: 20/2 pearl cotton (8,400 yd/lb), dark blue #157, lavender #127, 942 yd each color.
Weft and thread for sewing hems: 20/2 pearl cotton (8,400 yd/lb), dark blue #157, 676 yd; lavender #127, 605 yd.
Spacer weft: 10/2 pearl cotton (4,200 yd/lb), any contrasting color, 2 yd.
Yarn sources
20/2 pearl cotton by UKI in color numbers given here is available from Halcyon Yarn.

DeeDee Woodbury
Tied overshot and plain weave table runner and napkins.
Equipment: 8-shaft loom, 19" weaving width; 10-dent reed; 2 shuttles, 5 bobbins; raddle.
Warp: 16/2 unmercerized cotton (6,380 yd/lb), black #522, 3,058 yd.
Plain weave and tabby weft: 16/2 cotton (6,380 yd/lb), black #522, 2,224 yd.
Pattern weft: 8/2 unmercerized cotton (3,250 yd/lb), cranberry #477, 460 yd; yellow #101, 150 yd; green #1460 and orange #1299, 131 yd each. Black cotton sewing thread for hems.
16/2 and 8/2 unmercerized Egyptian cotton are available from Nordic Studio, cotton sewing thread from fabric stores.

Catharine Ellis
Overshot for woven shibori runner
Equipment: 8-shaft or 4-shaft loom , 21" weaving width; 12-dent reed; 2 shuttles.
Warp: 10/2 pearl cotton (4,200 yd/lb), 1,928 yd.
Tabby weft: 8/2 unmercerized cotton (3,360 yd/lb), 1,365 yd.
Pattern weft: 5/2 pearl cotton (2,100 yd/lb) or other smooth, strong yarn, 270 yd.
Dye equipment and supplies: small plastic cups; measuring cups and spoons or metric scale; rubber gloves; 2 small, stiff stencil brushes; plastic drop cloth or lengths of plastic; 4 qt stainless steel or enamel pot; stove or hot plate; fiber reactive dyes (Procion MX or Cibacron F), 2 oz each color; sodium alginate or dye thickener; soda ash or dye activator; urea; Synthrapol or liquid dish detergent.
All yarns are available from most weaving retailers. Dye supplies are available from Earth Guild or PRO Chemical & Dye.

Susan Horton
Name-draft overshot table runner
Equipment: 8-shaft loom, 16" weaving width; 10-dent reed; 2 shuttles.
Warp: 10/2 pearl cotton (4,200 yd/lb), Special Turquoise #44, 778 yd.
Tabby weft: 10/2 pearl cotton (4,200 yd/lb), Dark Turquoise #48, 626 yd.
Pattern weft: 5/2 pearl cotton (2,100 yd/lb), Persian Green #106, 581 yd.
10/2 and 5/2 UKI pearl cottons are available from most weaving retailers.

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