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As I mentioned before, there's still quite a bit of warp threaded on the loom, so I can experiment. Here's the first trial. In overshot weaving, there are traditionally four different threading blocks. Each of these is associated with a treadle on the loom and they are woven in a fixed sequence. The most common sequence is the "star" treadling, where blocks A, B, C, and D are associated with treadles 1, 2, 3, and 4 in that order. But it is also fairly common to use the "rose" treadling sequence, where blocks A, B, C, and D are associated with treadles 2, 1, 4, and 3 in that order. Here is what the "Single Chariot Wheel and Table" design looks like when treadled using the "rose" sequence.

I rather like it. The need to imagine that those "wheels" are actually round rather than diamonds has gone away, as the wheels are gone. Instead we see perhaps garden plots, with some filled by plants and others vacant or grassy. I intend to try some other variations, but I'll complete a full square this way and use it as a top for a throw pillow.