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Two project designers in Handwoven May/June 2018 chose to weave their projects in overshot-patterned doubleweave, a four-shaft technique. One of them was Marcia Kooistra, who wanted to pay homage to Bertha Gray Hayes by weaving one of her designs.
Madelyn explains how to telescope weaving drafts so you can turn 8-shaft (or more) into drafts for a 4-shaft loom.
Understanding weave structures allows you to weave many variations on a single warp, and mix threadings and treadlings within and outside of a structure.
The terms “star” vs “rose” have most often been applied to the treadling order of blocks in overshot, but they are actually also used with other block weaves, particularly in traditional doubleweave coverlets and damask tablecloths.
"Tromp as writ" means to “treadle as written,” and the assumption is that the “written” part is the threading draft. Here's more explanation of the term and technique.
