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| Thrum Cloth Knotted thrums of random color and grist on every third pick |
Here is a very
simple weave structure. Small weft skips lay between every two plain weave
picks. The design came about by way of serendipity. As I wove the plain weave
structure I experimented with frequency of thrum placement. Were they best
included every other pick, every third pick, etc.
In the end I decided on a three-pick repeat but found the uneven number of picks difficult to maintain. I
rely a lot on rhythmic shuttle movements. Once I am in the groove my mind is
free to wander. The two picks of shuttle one, one pick of shuttle two kept
throwing me off so I decided to throw the third pick, the thrum pick, on
treadle #3. My previous tie-up was still in place so I just used what was
there. It happened to lift two adjacent shafts. The result made me happy and
made shuttle movements more predictable.
The resulting
Thrum Cloth yardage is visually interesting with a nice hand. I’ll be considering
it’s final use; perhaps a sewing project is in order.
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| Thrum Cloth Swatch of my original sampling appears at lower right. |
Next is a group
photo of my three Deflected Double Weave towels. This structure would be great
for scarves, baby blankets and lap robes, too. So much to weave, so little time
. . .
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| Three Kitchen Towels |
Spring takes me
outdoors more and more, keeping me from the loom. But a study group project is
in hot competition for time. A deadline approaches so I am deep into the study of a
structure of which I know very little: Crepe Weave. Wish me luck!
Warp On/Weave Off,
RepWeaver
