Samples #9 & 10 of my 4-shaft crackle manners of weaving sampler.
In weaving, opposites can refer to either:
- Pattern blocks. For example, one pattern block is woven lifting one or two particular shafts, and the next block is treadled with the opposite shafts. Tabby must be used to avoid long warp floats and stabilize the fabric. My Cottage Windows table runner is woven this way.
- Alternating opposite sheds. For example, a shed from shafts 1-2 is alternates with 3-4. Tabby is optional, but produces a more stable fabric.
The draft for this sample is based on one from Anne Dixon's
The Handweaver's Pattern Directory, page 131.
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| Sample #9, crackle blocks on opposites |
- Warp and tabby are 10/2, pattern weft is 10/2 doubled
- Alternates sheds 1-2 and 3-4 with tabby.
Sample #10: Opposite Sheds with Tabby
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| Sample #10, woven on opposite sheds |
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| Sample #10 close-up |
- 2 pattern wefts in different colors with tabby
- 1-2, a
- 3-4, b
- repeat as desired
- Warp and tabby are 10/2
- Pattern wefts are 6/2
Based on the sample photo in Weave Classic Crackle & More, I was fully expecting to not be impressed with this one. So, I was
surprised when i liked the look of it. I got to thinking it would make
nice yardage for a lightweight jacket or heavyweight shirt. I wove more,
rotating the blocks:
- 1-2 and 3-4
- 2-3 and 1-4
- 3-4 and 1-2
- 1-4 and 2-3
It makes a nice but subtle patterned fabric. I particularly like plaids
and checks, which would be easy to create with this manner of weaving. I'll keep it on my "to try" list for a future yardage project.
Another example
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| My Cottage Windows table runner woven on opposite blocks. |
Resources
- Wilson, Susan, Weave Classic Crackle & More, pages 45, 52
- Brusic, Lucy M., A Crackle Weave Companion, page 29
- Snyder, Mary E., The Crackle Weave, page 11
- Dixon, Anne, The Handweaver's Pattern Directory, page 131
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2 comments:
The sample is very dramatic. The second one seems to mesh more to my eye; I can detect the differences but they are not clearly defined (to me at any rate).
TB, I think it's that vague sense of pattern in the second sample that appeals to me. It's interesting without being gaudy or distracting. That's why I think it might make nice fabric for clothing. I'm going to keep it in mind for a project in the future.
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