Samples #1 & 2 of my 4-shaft crackle manners of weaving sampler.
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| #1. Classic crackle sample woven in 10/2 cotton, pattern weft doubled |
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| #2. Classic crackle woven in 10/2 cotton, all yarns the same weight |
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Pattern weft is dark green, background wefts are gold and mustard yellow. Warp is natural. All in 10/2 cotton. |
Classic Crackle Characteristics
- 3-shuttles, each carrying a different color
- pattern weft (typically a heavier yarn, but can be the same weight)
- ground x (typically same weight as warp)
- ground y (typically same weight as warp)
- 2/2 twill tie-up (which, since I'm using a table loom, this will be my lift plan)
- 3-4
- 1-4
- 1-2
- 2-3
- no tabby
- treadled as drawn in, i.e. treadling draft follows the threading draft (see threading keys in this post)
- Block A
- 1 (ground x)
- 2 (pattern)
- 3 (ground y)
- 2 (pattern)
- Block B
- 2 (ground x)
- 3 (pattern)
- 4 (ground y)
- 3 (pattern)
- Block C
- 3 (ground x)
- 4 (pattern)
- 1 (ground y)
- 4 (pattern)
- Block D
- 4 (ground x)
- 1 (pattern)
- 2 (ground y)
- 1 (pattern)
- incidentals use ground x
- color order remains the same in all the blocks
- particularly useful for color weaving
Weaving Notes
- I've decided to experiment with color with each sample, i.e. choose color combinations that are untypical for me.
- I have a bunch of bobbins with 10/2s, leftover from my Cottage Windows table runner. I'll start with those for my weft colors.
- I was uncertain about using natural for the warp, but I think it's going to be okay.
- Pattern weft for this sample is 10/2s on my double bobbin shuttle.
- I'm used to weaving with that bulky t-shirt yarn, so this is quite a change! A nice change.
- I was wondering why my sample didn't look like the picture in the book. Then I realized that I wasn't treadling as drawn in (which would have been block A, D, C, B, D, A, B, C, D, A.) I treadled A, B, C, D. In some ways it doesn't matter, because this is just an example of classic crackle. On the other hand, I'm curious how it's supposed to look. Maybe I'll try it again later.
Another Example
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| Classic crackle bath mat woven in 4-ply cotton. Pattern weft is the same size as warp and background wefts. |
Resources
- Wilson, Susan, Weave Classic Crackle & More, pages 17-18
- Tidball, Harriet, The Weaver's Book, pages 125-126
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4 comments:
Your sample is very attractive! The gold looks like it could be t-shirt yarn; is it just a heavier yarn-yarn?
Michelle, thank you! The gold is 10/2 cotton doubled.
The gold is a lovely colour.
TB, it did turn out well. It's funny because gold isn't a color I would ordinarily go for, but I'm trying to explore more!
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