Create endless new designs on a single warp
From the Handweaving Academy, taught by Janet Dawson…
One warp • A dozen structures • No rethreading
4 weeks of instruction • 8 weeks access
Starts July 11
Registration closes July 7
The warp that keeps giving
Most weavers dress a loom for one project. This class changes what you think a single warp can produce.
Not more identical items or more yardage. Twelve more weave structures, infinitely more designs.
One overshot threading.
Cloth that isn't overshot.
An overshot threading isn’t a one-trick draft. The same threading can also give you lace, honeycomb, even summer and winter.
These aren’t variations on a motif; they’re genuinely different weave structures. Several won’t read as overshot at all.
One threading. A dozen departures. By the last week, the cloth coming off your loom won’t look like where it started.
So how can one threading do all that?
The threading sets the stage, but on its own it doesn’t dictate structure.
Change your tie-up or treadling, and you change the structure itself.
Standard overshot is only one way to treadle an overshot threading. Learn a dozen others that produce many different kinds of cloth.
See how far one threading can go
Some departures stay close to home. Others look nothing like overshot.
Same warp. Same threading. No rethreading. By Week Four, you’ll get cloth that looks nothing like the cloth from Week One.
You’ll run out of warp long before you run out of ways to weave it.
Overshot Departures
Four weeks. One warp. Twelve structures to explore.
Here’s what you'll learn:
- How to transform an overshot threading into something drastically different
- How to weave a dozen different weave structures - without rethreading
- How to do it all on a single warp by changing up the treadling
4 weeks of instruction, 8 weeks of access
$49
Less than the cost of a single long warp!
What's inside
Week 1
Shadow fashion
Double tabby
Woven on Opposites
Week 3
Swivel
Petit point
Double faced
Week 2
Echo fashion
Italian fashion
Flame point
Week 4
Honeycomb
As Bronson
As Summer & Winter – two ways!
By the end of class, you'll have:
- A sampler runner (or binder of samples) with twelve different structures - all off one warp
- A new awareness that any draft represents dozens of possibilities, not just one thing
- Confidence to play mix and match with treadling systems rather than follow someone else's plan
Only $49
What you’ll weave
Your souvenir of the journey
At the Handweaving Academy, we teach design. We won’t hand you patterns to copy.
Instead, you’ll dress one warp in a traditional overshot threading, then weave your way through the treadling systems, one after another, and watch the cloth transform under your hands.
Your souvenir is yours to choose. Weave a binder full of samples, every one a different structure. Or put on the longer, wider warp and weave a single long sampler, cleverly disguised as a table runner.
The warp is inexpensive, easy-to-get 8/2 cotton. The weft can be yarns from your stash.
Don’t want to weave the project?
- Weave shorter, narrower samples instead of the full table runner
- Follow the lessons and watch the demos without weaving at all
- Learn the systems now and weave them later, on a warp of your own
How you’ll learn
No matter how you learn, we’ve got you covered. Prefer reading? Watching? Working at the loom? We have…
Written lessons and photo galleries
Get an overview of each structure, complete with a photo gallery of samples woven each way in multiple threadings with several different weft choices.
Video demonstrations
Watch Janet’s hands and feet as she weaves each structure before you sit down at your own loom. If you learn better by video, this is for you!
Weave it yourself
Print out detailed instructions to follow right at the loom. Follow the treadling diagram or liftplan if you like, or explicit written instructions that tell you exactly which treadle to step on and which shuttle to throw.
How we support you
Live Events
- Live Lecture: Deep-dive explanations and demos
- Three Q&A Sessions: Ask questions, get personalized help
- Live at the Loom: Watch Janet weaving and demoing live, and ask questions
- All recorded if you can’t attend live
Forum Support
Post your questions and your samples in the discussion thread at the bottom of every lesson. We read the forums every day, and we’re eager to help.
What makes this class different?
We teach design, not patterns
Other classes leave you dependent on the next published draft. We give you the why behind each choice, so the next design is yours to make.
We stay in the room
This isn’t a stack of recordings you’re left to figure out alone. We answer your questions, both in the live sessions and in the class forums, every day, all class long.
Everything you need
Lessons, video demos, exercises, tools, support, and community make us a one-stop shop. It’s an interactive system with everything you need to unlock what your threading can do.
About your instructor
Janet has been weaving and teaching for over 30 years.
Her favorite approach to weaving? Exploration and improvisation!
Her home is packed with boxes of samples, experiments, and variations. Her computer has drafts everywhere. And she loves convincing other weavers to veer off the beaten path.
Her teaching approach:
Clear, warm, and surprisingly funny. Janet’s superpower is breaking down complex concepts into simple, clear explanations. She shows you exactly how to apply each principle, and makes sure you actually understand what’s happening – not just memorizing the lesson.
Her track record:
Janet has taught thousands of weavers across Canada, the U.S., and internationally. Her previous online courses drew over 1,000 students and earned rave reviews for clarity and transformation.
Janet's overshot class expanded my weaving life and also helped me explore more treadlings with each threading. Now I put on a long warp and explore many other treadlings with the same threading.
I now have one of my looms exclusively dedicated to overshot threadings!"
Frequently Asked Questions
This class assumes you’ve woven some overshot in the past and are familiar with standard overshot terms and techniques like “use tabby”, “pattern weft”, etc.
At a minimum, you should be comfortable working with two shuttles, a floating selvedge, and following a treadling or lift plan.
If you can do those things you should be fine even if you haven’t woven any overshot in the past. Another supplemental weft structure like summer and winter would do just as well.
No, it isn’t. The information you need to wind your warp and dress your loom is available immediately and you’ll need to do that before class starts.
Week One has the easiest variations, though, so you’ll have some time to catch up if you’re not quite ready to throw the shuttle on July 11.
You don’t! This class does not require the use of weaving software.
We do! The Academy teaches the design half of weaving: the why behind color, structure, and physical design, across dozens of in-depth courses. Other schools teach you weaving technique; we focus on design.
One membership opens all of our classes, plus design tools, live events, and a supportive community.
Both! You get the best of both worlds.
The lessons are entirely self-paced (and available at the start of the class), but you’ll get live webinars and Q&A sessions, as well as an in-class discussion forum where you can get answers to your questions. The live sessions are recorded, closed-captioned, and transcribed for those who cannot attend “live”.
Course Events
- A la Carte Orientation: July 12, 2:00 PM
- Live Lecture: July 12, 2:00 PM
- Q&A #1: July 22, 4:00 PM
- Q&A #2: Aug 12, 4:00 PM
Additional Live Events
- Live at the Loom: July 19, 2:00 PM
- Website Help: July 25, 10:00 AM
- Design Sessions with Tien: July 26, 2:00 PM
- Website Help: August 22, 10:00 AM
- Office Hours with Janet: August 23, 2:00 PM
- Live at the Loom: August 30, 2:00 PM
Above times are Pacific time.
Only four! Floor loom, table loom, direct tie-up: they’ll all work!
(The project is not suitable for rigid heddle looms.)
The recommended warp for class project is unmercerized 8/2 cotton in natural or another light colour. You’ll use the same warp yarn for some of the tabby weft, and small amounts of a wide variety of yarns of your choice for other tabby and pattern wefts.
Detailed information about how much warp yarn is required and what wefts you’ll need – including many possible substitutions! – is provided in the class.
No worries! The project is optional. You’ll get handouts with all the weaving instructions so you can weave the project later if you like.
You’ll get answers! You can post questions in each lesson’s built-in Q&A section, or ask them at the live Q&A sessions that come with the class. If you have a question, we’ll make sure you get an accurate answer!
Class begins July 11, 2026 and you’ll have access through September 4, 2026.
You’ll receive access information before class starts.
You’ll have access to all course materials, tools, and recordings for eight weeks (until September 4, 2026). The handouts you download are yours to keep.
If you join the Handweaving Academy, you’ll have access to all course materials and tools for as long as you’re a member – as well as dozens and dozens of other classes, powerful design tools, and lots of live events.
You’ll be able to download and print ALL the drafts, project specs, and step-by-step instructions for executing each structure. The text of the lessons themselves is not printable.
We want our students to be happy! If you’re not satisfied with the class, you can get a full refund within the first 14 days. No questions, nothing to fill out, no strings attached. Just drop us a line.
Still have questions?
Email us at academy@handweavingacademy.com and we’ll answer them!
Ready for off-the-map adventures?
If you want a dozen new ways to weave on a single warp, without ever redressing the loom…
If you’re tired of weaving the same thing on a long warp and want to expand your weaving horizons…
Or if you’re itching to push the boundaries and take a traditional structure in all-new directions…
Your departure date is July 11.
Your enrollment also includes $50 off your first year of Handweaving Academy membership, so if the class leaves you wanting more, you can keep going at a discount. No rush. The offer is yours to use when you’re ready.
Class starts July 11
4 weeks of instruction, 8 weeks of access
Registration closes July 7
$49
After July 7, Overshot Departures is available only through full Handweaving Academy membership.
Backed by a 14-day money-back guarantee.
I can’t wait to weave with you,
Co-founder, Handweaving Academy
P.S. Standard overshot is only one of the structures you can weave on an overshot threading. Discover twelve more! Class starts July 11. Enroll now.