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.
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| 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.
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| 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
