Weaving Treadling Options - More Summer & Winter

Occasionally, I feel a reminder is in order of how I "think" Overshot.

Four-shaft overshot consists of 4 blocks: A = 1 & 2; B = 2 & 3; C = 3 & 4 and D = 4 & 1. The blocks are threaded sequentially, i.e., A, B, C, B, C, D, and share a common thread between sequential blocks. Since looms vary from jack-style, counterbalance or countermarche, it is easier for explanation purposes to work with a direct tie-up, i.e., 1 treadle to 1 shaft. Think of covering the blocks or weaving the blocks when weaving the pattern rather than treadle numbers or treadle orders which really don't mean anything if you don't know what they are tied to. A tabby shot of 1 & 3 and 2 & 4 alternate with pattern shots. And, yes, I weave tabby with 2 feet!

This treadling, like the others, is on a Overshot threading. And I learned this treadling from Barbara Miller.

1 Pattern weft (P) and 1 Tabby weft (T)

Repeat each block 3 times starting with Block 1, Block 2, Block 1, etc.

Block 1 Block 2
A-1 & 2 (P) C-3 & 4 (P)
1 & 3 (T) 1 & 3 (T)
B-2 & 3 (P) D-4 & 1 (P)
2 & 4 (T) 2 & 4 (T)
B-2 & 3 (P) D-4 & 1 (P)
1 & 3 (T) 1 & 3 (T)
A-1 & 2 (P) C-3 & 4 (P)
2 & 4 (T) 2 & 4 (T)
Variation of above - Repeat blocks in a 4X, 2X, 4X, 2X, 4X sequence.

Block 1 Block 2
B-2 & 3 (P) D-4 & 1 (P)
C-3 & 4 (P) A-1 & 2 (P)
1 & 3 (T) 1 & 3 (T)
C-3 & 4 (P) A-1 & 2 (P)
B-2 & 3 (P) D-4 & 1 (P)
2 & 4 (T) 2 & 4 (T)

One could spend quite a while on Summer and Winter and not get through exploring!

Update: for picture examples of this type treadling on a Crackle threading, see Overshot and Other Pattern Weaving.