Weeklong Workshop: Overshot Weaving with Margaret Dugger

Learn how to weave traditional overshot patterns –and more– in this weeklong workshop with the luminous Margaret Dugger! Overshot Weaving: Weeklong Intensive with Margaret Dugger Date: Monday, July 27 – Friday July 31 Time: 10am – 5pm (daily!) Description: In this immersive workshop students will learn how to weave traditional overshot patterns! Also known as floatwork, overshot is a highly decorative and functional style of weaving with a robust history in the United States and Canada. Using four harnesses and two shuttles, students will be able to create complex and geometric cloth! Each student will begin the class with a historic threading and learn how to “tromp as writ” and “weave it square,” all without a treadling or tie up. This class will have a focus on the historic methods of weaving overshot patterns, but also time for play! Exploration with color, texture, and scale will be encouraged. This workshop is best suited for those who have some experience weaving on a… View Source