Valley Yarns 40th Anniversary #10 Celebration Overshot Runner PDF

Accomplished weaver and long time friend of WEBS, Ute Bargmann, designed this Celebration Overshot Runner for Valley Yarns in honor of our 40th Anniversary. Worked in a stunning combination of white Valley Cotton 10/2 and deep red Valley Cotton 5/2 and designed for a 4 shaft loom, this is an overshot name draft derived from the phrase “WEBS - 40 Great Years for Weavers”.

Structure: Overshot
Equipment: 4-shaft loom, 19" weaving width; 10-dent reed; 2 shuttles; 2 bobbins
Warp Yarns: Valley Yarns Valley Cotton 10/2 (4,200 yd/lb), Natural #8176, 734 yds
Weft Yarns:
     Tabby weft: Valley Yarns Valley Cotton 10/2 (4,200 yd/lb), Natural #8176 - 300 yds
     Pattern weft: Valley Yarns Valley Cotton 5/2 (2,100 yd/lb), Currant # 3800 - 256 yds
Length: 369 ends (includes 2 floating selvedges) 2 yds long
Setts: Warp: 20 epi. (2/dent in a 10-dent reed); Weft: Approx. 36 ppi
Dimensions: Width in reed: 18½"; Finished size after washing: 1 runner 16½" x 27¼" after hemming