Samples #13, 14, & 15 of my 4-shaft crackle manners of weaving sampler.
Susan Wilson offers three treadling patterns for weaving crackle as lace- Bronson lace (p.39). (This one is called Snyder lace by Lucy Brusic.)
- Mystery Lace (p. 42)
- Two-block lace (p. 42)
Weaving notes:
- All are one shuttle weaves.
- I used the same 10/2 yarn for weft as I used for warp.
- I'm using a table loom, so the treadling plans are given as liftplans.
- The threading and tie-up can be found in the introduction to my sampler.
As Bronson Lace
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| Sample #13: treadled as Bronson lace |
Bronson lace treadling
- Block A: a, 1-4, a, 1-4, a, b
- Block B: a, 1-2, a, 1-2, a, b
- Block C: a, 2-3, a, 2-3, a, b
- Block D: a, 3-4, a, 3-4, a, b
As Mystery Lace
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| Sample #14: Treadled as Mystery lace |
Mystery lace treadling
- Block A: a, 1-4, a, b, 1-4, b
- Block B: a, 1-2, a, b, 1-2, b
- Block C: a, 2-3, a, b, 2-3, b
- Block D: a, 3-4, a, b, 3-4, b
As 2-block Lace
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| Sample #15: Treadled as 2-block lace |
2-block lace treadling
- Block A: 3-4, 1-4, 3-4, 1-4, a, b
- Block B: 1-4, 1-2, 1-4, 1-2, a, b
- Block C: 1-2, 2-3, 1-2, 2-3, a, b
- Block D: 2-3, 3-4, 2-3, 3-4, a, b
Weaving observations
- Being a one-shuttle weave, these wove up quickly.
- Even though I'm a color weaver, I enjoy weaving monochrome lace.
- Of the three, the mystery lace seems to have the most obscure pattern. The Bronson is the most lace-like. The 2-block lace is the most textured. On the loom, at least.
- Washing makes a big difference with lace weaves, however, so how they look then will give me a better idea. (Examples of huck lace, before and after washing, here.)
- I'm thinking if I do use the summer & winter treadled crackle for fabric for dining room curtains, then lace under curtains (like shears) in the same threading might look well.
