Overshot is an advanded weaving technique that uses two suttles to produce more intricate patterns. An overshot pattern may employ a combination of colors and/or yarns to achieve a variety of styles.

Object Details Description Fragment of a brown and white; cotton and wool; 4-harness, overshot weave: "Dog track" pattern. Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving ...

Overshot woven coverlet with block pattern. Pattern consists of a simple repeat of large and small blocks Unusual self fringe.Warp white cotton 2 ply S-twist, weft blue woool, 2 ply S-twist. Self ...

The Overshot Pattern Block was woven of a supplementary weft of wool interlaced with plain weave and formed blocks of floating wefts. These coverlets crafted on a French Jacquard power loom (created ...