Wednesday, December 27, 2023

More Bath Mats: Classic Crackle With Variegated Yarn

In my planning post I decided to experiment with a variegated yarn. I warped my loom for two more bath mats and tried something a bit different with each.

The particulars
  • yarn: Peaches & Cream 4-ply worsted weight cotton 
  • structure: classic crackle
  • warp: variegated yarn in white, yellow, and orange
  • pattern weft for both is red
  • sett: 8 e.p.i.
  • width in reed: 19"
  • treadling: 4-shaft crackle has 4 treadling blocks, usually treadled in A, B, C, D order to create a stair step pattern. I used different block orders for each bath mat.
  • wet finishing: hot water hand wash and machine dry on hot cycle
  • machine hemmed both, rather than fringe

3rd Bath Mat

  • background wefts: same variegated yarn as warp for both background wefts
  • treadling: alternated A and C blocks 
  • off-the-loom dimensions before wet finishing: 16.5" x 26" 
  • finished dimensions: 15" x 23"

The variegated warp and weft gives a pseudo-plaid look to the light colored rectangles.



4th Bath Mat

  • background wefts in solid colors: orange (x) and yellow (y)
  • treadling: alternated A and B blocks
  • off-the-loom dimensions before wet finishing: 16.5" x 26.25"
  • finished dimensions: 15.5" x 24"


They are both very different, and it's interesting to explore some of the possibilities. I now have four very different bath mats, and all from the same threading pattern.

You can see bath mats 1 and 2 here.

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