Day 80: My New Year's Weave on the table loom is a set of three towels using a structure called halvdräll which, by some definitions, is a simplified overshot. It only requires four shafts/sheds, with two dedicated to the tabby weave which lock the pattern threads in place. That said, the instructions and I are in disagreement about the number of picks per inch (ppi), perhaps because I am using a heavier bouclé for the pattern. The instructions say I should be getting a ppi of 28, and I'm getting a ppi of 20. If I were to beat it as tight as the instructions imply, you'd be able to use it for exterior siding of a building! I think I will use 8/2 throughout for the second towel, but I still do not expect (or want!) to achieve a ppi of 28. Although not a true overshot, halvdräll is similar to it, but also shares characteristics with summer-and-winter in that the back is a near-reverse of the face. It makes a lovely fabric, thick and soft. It is also going much more quickly than I'd expected, and the treadling sequence is very simple and easy to memorize.
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