Susan E. Horton's "Origami" Napkins with Silk Overshot Weaving Pattern Download
These napkins don't just look good open–they can also be folded in different ways to create different effects. A touch of silk in the overshot makes these napkins something extra special.
Structure: Overshot
Loom Type: 4-shaft loom
Finished Dimensions: 6 napkins 19" x 19"
YARNS
Warp: 10/2 pearl cotton (4,200 yd/lb, UKI), #60 Duck, 745 yd; #113 Yellow, 1,330 yd; #105 Paradise, 585 yd.
Tabby Weft: 10/2 pearl cotton, #60 Duck, 559 yd; #113 Yellow, 685 yd; #105 Paradise, 695 yd.
Pattern Weft: 20/2 silk (5,000 yd/lb, Treenway Silks), Purple Rain, 500 yd.
Warp Ends: 530
Warp Length: 5 yd. long
SETTS
Warp: 24 epi (2/dent in a 12-dent reed).
Weft: 20 ppi in plain weave areas, 40 ppi (20 ppi tabby, 20 ppi pattern) in overshot areas.
Width in the Reed: 22¼"
Project originally published in Handwoven, May/June 2013
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