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Handwoven table runner designed and woven with a colonial blue cotton yarn. This runner is woven with a natural color background. This piece has been woven in a traditional over...

Overshot has long been a favorite of weavers from around the world, but it holds a special place in the history of the Americas where it was a favorite of Colonial coverlet weavers, found a reemergence in popularity thanks in part to the miniature patterns of Bertha Gray Hayes, and remains beloved by many weavers today. In our latest eBook we celebrate both traditional overshot and modern interpretations of this beloved structure with 10 four-shaft projects and 3 bonus articles. Taken from past issues of Handwoven, this collection represents the best overshot projects from the past 10 years.

Ask most people what “overshot,” and most weavers think of American colonial weavers and their coverlets. While coverlets are represented here, this collection also includes projects that dazzle with color, drape with luscious softness, and take overshot in new directions. Scarves and shawls, runners (for table and floor), tablecloths and clothing—all appear in this comprehensive collection. Overshot, even in its colonial interpretation, was a miracle weave, allowing unbelievable patterning on only four shafts. Add to pattern the use of color and fine and luxurious yarns, and you’ll start your own love affair with overshot. This is the second eBook on overshot (see also A Baker"s Dozen: Top Projects in Overshot eBook)

Our King’s Arms coverlet is slightly adapted from an American coverlet woven in in a technique called “overshot.” The antique inspiration, now in the collections of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, was likely made in the second quarter of the 19th century by a professional weaver (rather than a home weaver.) While the original textile was made of wool and cotton, our version is made in all cotton.

The young lovers knot struck Alexandra"s fancy and initiated this particular mohair throw. Standard procedure in times past was to weave intricately detailed pieces using wool for the warp and weft. This weaving was our own experiment with the overshot technique using hand spun mohair solely. It was, to Alexandra"s surprise, a total success!

Located in the sought after Overshot community, this brick colonial sits on a premium 3+ acre lot at the end of the cul-de-sac. Situated in the heart of Jacksonville, this home is located just minutes to shopping, restaurants, parks, golf courses, trails, and schools. Recent upgrades includes a new Kitchen with shaker style cabinetry, tile backsplash, Quartz countertop, stainless appliances, and large Pantry . Eat-in Kitchen also includes a breakfast bar for extra seating. Family Room off the kitchen has a Propane gas brick fireplace, upgraded flooring, and vaulted ceilings with skylights. Living Room has hardwood floors, brick wood-burning fireplaces, crown, and chair molding. Separate Dining room has hardwood floors and is open to Living room and Kitchen. Main level also has an Office, Powder Room, and Mudroom with Laundry and built-ins. Primary Bedroom has a walk-in closet and own full bath which was newly renovated with stone & tile shower. There are 3 other bedrooms upstairs with closet organizers and ceiling fans and an additional full bath. Basement remodeled and updated to include new carpet, lighting, and built-in storage with large family/play room, exercise room, and second Office. Coming off the main level Family Room, there is a Composite Deck that leads to a Stone Patio. Lot has a large flat yard with trees backing the property and a Playground set. There is an invisible fence installed that will convey. Solar Panels are owned not leased and provide a huge energy savings for the new Buyer. This is a chance to own a home in Overshot in a well cared for and upgraded home.

In many ways, the baskets are kinfolk to Rose’s beautiful overshot pieces from the loom. While living in Cincinnati, Rose started making baskets and going to craft shows in the 1980s. The small shop that supplied her reeds for basketry also sold looms. Her interest led to the purchase of a loom in 1986, and the owner of the shop provided a couple days’ instruction on threading the loom.

Fed by the memory of a picture of a beautiful coverlet in a history book that she saw when she was about ten years old, Rose taught herself to weave the overshot patterns of the Colonial period. Not many weavers do overshot, where perle cotton is used for the warp. Some of the old pattern designs are “log cabin” or rep weave, “Lee’s surrender”—a dark blue with white overshot—and “wheel and cross.” Another pattern called “barley corn weave” has a back that looks like netting. Other overshot pieces have the backside looking like the reverse pattern of the front.

This well-crafted book is impressive for what it tells us about the evolution of public history in an age when marginalized groups are competing for attention. As the text unfolds, Falls and Smith carefully knit evidence about coverlets into a larger story about how museums and historic houses interpret, and misinterpret, the work-life of African American women and women from yeoman households. Overshot captures the attention of the nonspecialist as well as the specialist in skillfully demonstrating that coverlets are both art and craft.

—Paul M. Pressly, Director Emeritus of the Ossabaw Island Education Alliance, author of On the Rim of the Caribbean: Colonial Georgia and the British Atlantic World