FREE Barleycorn Weaving Pattern

I'm delighted to offer this Barleycorn weaving pattern for FREE. Created by Piglet Evans and Matthew Simon Cavalletto of Piglet's Potholder Patterns, they are true scholars of potholder weavings. Matthew's thoughtful research below into the origins and structures of this pattern continues to inspire me:

"This weave structure is a variation of a technique that dates at least to the 1800s, and could easily be hundreds of years older. It's one of several styles of weaving that have been given the name "barleycorn" at different times and places. You can find dozens of variations, often with significant structural differences, with the term "barleycorn weave" used differently in Scotland, England and the US.

As a result, there isn't a single canonical reference for "this is what barleycorn weave is". Instead, the thing that they all have in common is that they produce a scattering of small checks or spots, which are said to resemble grains of barley. This version is one of the hopsack-like variations, with sections which have multiple parallel floats all running along the warp or weft, like a three-three basket weave, but then interrupted by an occasional spot or diagonal row that breaks up the blocks

As a computer programmer, I long for things to be systematized, and to each have unique and definitive names, but the reality of the textile arts simply refuses to fit into those neat categories."

The pattern is designed to be made on a 7 x 7 inch small loom, which you can buy here.  Speciality loops to create the pattern can be purchased here. You can find my version of the handweaving here.