Weaving Designs By Bertha Gray Hayes Av Norma Smayda

<strong>A detailed guide to the miniature overshot weaving patterns of early 20th-century artisan Bertha Gray Hayes, featuring 72 original sample cards and 20 newly discovered drafts.</strong><br/> <br/> <em>Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes: Miniature Overshot Patterns</em> showcases the innovative work of Bertha Gray Hayes, a self-taught weaver from Providence, Rhode Island, who pioneered miniature overshot patterns for four-harness looms. Her designs are celebrated for their creativity, asymmetry, and use of name drafting, which gave each pattern a distinct, personal touch.<br/> <br/> This book presents 72 original sample cards alongside 20 recently discovered patterns, many accompanied by woven samples, computer-generated drawdowns, and drafting instructions. A charter member of the Shuttle-Craft Guild, Hayes contributed to the early 20th-century American weaving movement and attended the first nine National Conferences of American Handweavers (1938–1946).<br/> <br/> <strong>Key Features</strong></p> <ul> <li>Features 72 original sample cards and 20 newly discovered patterns</li> <li>Includes full-color images, woven samples, and digital drawdowns</li> <li>Highlights Bertha Gray Hayes’s unique asymmetrical design approach</li> <li>Provides drafting instructions for weavers and historians</li> <li>An essential reference for fiber artists, historians, and collectors</li> </ul> <p>For weavers, textile historians, and craft enthusiasts, <em>Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes: Miniature Overshot Patterns </em>offers a rare glimpse into the ingenuity of a self-taught artisan whose work continues to inspire.