Samples #29 - 32 of my 4-shaft crackle manners of weaving sampler.
Originally, I was going to make one long post covering two related manners of weaving,
swivel and petitpoint (which is a subcategory of
swivel). It was a lot to wrap my head around, however, so I broke it down into two posts. You can read about swivel, including the similarities and differences, here.
Petitpoint
- A subcategory of swivel.
- So called because it resembles petitpoint embroidery.
- Uses the same 3/1 twill tie-up as swivel (here)
- Unlike swivel, petitpoint adds tabby to the pattern and background wefts
- Two shuttles and two colors
- pattern is one color and can be heavier
- background and tabby are the same as the warp
- Also like swivel, petitpoint has long floats on the back
- In The Weaving Book, Helene Bress offers three ways to treadle it
Petitpoint I. This treadle pattern is the one found in Wilson and Brusic (see "Resources" below).
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| #29 Petitpoint swivel I. |
- Block A
- P: 2-3-4
- B: 1-2-4
- T: 1-3
- Block B
- P: 1-3-4
- B: 1-2-3
- T: 2-4
- Block C
- P: 1-2-4
- B: 2-3-4
- T: 1-3
- Block D
- P: 1-2-3
- B: 1-3-4
- T: 2-4
- My block order is D, A, B, C
Weaving Observations
- Like swivel, this is somewhat complicated to weave on a table loom, because each shed requires manually lifting three shafts.
- Makes an interesting design.
Petitpoint II. From Bress page 99. The pattern treadling is still used, but the background treadling is replaced with tabby a (1-3) and b (2-4), with both following each pattern shot.
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| #30, petitpoint swivel II |
- Block A
- P: 2-3-4
- Ta: 1-3
- Tb: 2-4
- Block B
- P: 1-3-4
- Ta: 1-3
- Tb: 2-4
- Block C
- P: 1-2-4
- Ta: 1-3
- Tb: 2-4
- Block D
- P: 1-2-3
- Ta: 1-3
- Tb: 2-4
Weaving Observations
- As far as I can tell, it looks identical to variant I
- Easier to weave that variant I
Petitpoint III. Easiest and quickest yet. Alternates pattern shots with tabby.
At first I thought I would weave each block to square, but after one block decided it wasn't interesting enough to continue.
Instead, I rotated the pattern shots, one after the other, with tabby in between.
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| #31, petitpoint swivel III |
- Block A
- P: 2-3-4
- T: 1-3
- Block B
- P: 1-3-4
- T: 2-4
- Block C
- P: 1-2-4
- T: 1-3
- Block D
- P: 1-2-3
- T: 2-4
And one more. This one is a "what if I . . ." sample. Petitpoint I has pattern, background, and tabby wefts. What if I left the tabby the same as the warp, but used different contrasting colors for the background and pattern wefts?
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| #32. Pattern weft in pink, background in blue, and tabby in natural. |
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| close up |
It was definitely the most interesting sample to weave, and one I wouldn't mind playing around with more. Someday.
Resources
- Helene Bress, The Weaving Book, pages 98-99
- Lucy M. Brusic, A Crackle Weave Companion, pages 34-35
- Susan Wilson, Weave Classic Crackle & More, pages 46-48
© Nov 2024 by Leigh at Leigh's Fiber Journal
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2 comments:
I finally learned to weave swivel upside down. That way you only lift one shaft, it goes like lightning, and it’s a really nice surprise when you cut it off the loom. I use a mirror to check it as I weave. .
Wow, that's a great idea! Thanks! I'm thinking about weaving some fabric to upholster a stool top. Weaving upside down would be so much easier.
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