Crepe-ing Along

My philosophy is: Time doesn’t fly; it accelerates. Can it be nearly two months since last I posted? Really? I guess I'm Back-Blogged. Again.

Here is our modest little goldfish pond.
The first water lily of the season bloomed way back in May.

Spring finally arrived followed by summer. I headed outdoors. Time spent outside has been healthful for both myself and for my garden. My ailing loved one is seven months post-treatment. We are dealing with a slow but mostly steady recovery. Time is our ally. Wedged in among these distractions I’ve found moments to weave.

My structures study group decided to take a look at crepe weave. Until now I have been only vaguely familiar with this structure, rather an interesting one. Crepe is characterized as having an overall pebble-like surface with no distinct pattern and a pleasing drape. The first thing that came to mind was the cloth used in fine wool suits and dresses.

I didn’t care for the green crepe from my previous post so I wove this blue one to share swatches with the group. The draft is #1000 from “A Handbook of Weaves” by Gustaf Hermann Oelsner. It is threaded in a straight draw on six shafts and tromp as writ. I liked the structure. The cloth has a nice hand but it seemed a bit heavy. It is woven of 10/2 perle cotton. Finer yarn might be better. Still, I shared swatches of both light weft and dark weft sections with the group and was happy with that.

Crepe Weave Swatch -- The little square surrounded by zig-zag stitch is
 the one I shared with my Weave Structures Study Group

The group decided to continue our study of crepe. More samples followed and I promise to share those soon. Crepe has been an interesting topic.

Warp On/Weave Off,

RepWeaver