Samples #25 & 26 of my 4-shaft crackle manners of weaving sampler.
One of the points Lucy Brusic emphasizes in her A Crackle Weave Companion is that drafts can be mixed and matched. In chapter two, "Rethinking Crackle," she states,
"New Crackle patterns can be evolved simply by using the treadling of one Crackle pattern with the threading of another." Lucy Brusic, page 14
She showcases numerous examples of this as she discusses how to choose compatible pairings. Two somewhat universal treadling patterns are Scandinavian Favorite and Blooming Leaf. These are the two I chose for my sampler.
- Both treadling drafts are found in Marguerite Davison's A Handweaver's Pattern Book.
- Both are woven in overshot manner (pattern-tabby-pattern-tabby).
- Blooming Leaf as a whole draft is not one that particularly draws my interest, but I have done several table runners in Scandinavian Favorite variations. You can see my samplers here.
- The particulars for my sampler threading and tie-up can be seen here.
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| #25 treadled as Blooming Leaf (Davison page 201) |
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| #26 treadled as Scandinavian Favorite (Davison page 200, variation I) |
The Blooming Leaf treadled sample doesn't look anything like the complete Blooming Leaf draft in the book because my threading is different. But Scandinavian Favorite looks similar because my sampler is threaded in a diamond pattern anyway. I could experiment with others, but I'm not sure this manner of weaving is something I would be interested in pursuing in the future. Still, it will make a good addition to my 4-shaft crackle sampler.
That said, I now find myself checking how much warp is still wound on the back beam. I've worked my way through most of the ideas presented in Brusic's and Wilson's books, at least the ones I want to try. Some ideas need a different threading, and some don't interest me as much. I'm getting anxious to get this sampler off the loom and wet finished, so I can see how they turn out and which ones I'd like to explore more.
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