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For generations, weavers in the Scottish Highland diaspora communities in Cape Breton have passed down pattern drafts for ‘overshot’ designs embedded in folklore of migration from the Highlands and Islands. This traditional style of weaving is understood by practitioners to be a direct connection to Scotland and the weaving traditions there. This article looks at overshot textiles woven in Cape Breton, and their use as a form of place attachment for a diaspora community. The embedded history in the designs and their display in public areas of the home invited storytelling, reinforcing notions of respectability, community membership and identity.

‘Be sure to incorporate a little history’: Nostalgia and Stories of Place in Cape Breton Overshot Weaving