T H E . C O V E R L E T . B O O K
V O L U M E . T W O
Do you create side trees in the same way? Not
exactly! Side trees have to be planned in advance
of threading the loom. They’re
A A
created in the threading and
B B B
C
C
when the bottom trees are
treadled, the side trees will
also appear. Here’s the same
snowball as before:
For me, pre-planning the side trees is a little trickier than treadling the upright ones. You must be on
guard or you’ll invert the side trees and create a
coverlet like this one: D18, P5 n
For the upright trees, the trunk was created from
Block A. For the side trees, however, it will be
Block C that forms the tree trunks. Watch the
whole tree grow sideways now. C3 n
C
C
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
B
B
B
A
A
B
C
C
C
C
B
A
C
C
B
B
A
B
A A
B B
B
B
B
B B
A A
C
C
C3
When the bottom trees are treadled, not only are
the side trees activated, too, but crossed pine trees
automatically appear in the corners. D17 n
D18
D17
P5
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