Cornerstones

The first version of Cornerstones is off the loom and ready to have the two panels sewn together. The warp for a second throw in shades of green is mounted on the loom, although I haven't started winding it on yet. I really like this pattern. It's a summer-and-winter, i.e., the back looks superficially like the reverse of the front, but in fact it isn't quite an exact opposite. The winning feature, however, is that the panels will join better than any overshot I've ever done. That's always a bit of a challenge for two reasons: one, the motifs are split down the center at the selvedges, and two, draw-in reduces the width of those outer motifs. Because the motifs are split, some threads which would carry across the center point in the interior of the work are "broken" at the halfway point at the selvedges. With care, panels can be stitched together so that the join isn't blatantly obvious, although a skilled eye would see it. Still, if your four-shaft loom isn't so wide it takes up half your house, panels are your only option for weaving coverlets or throws.