Weaving Treadling Options - Crackle Snippet

Recently, I pulled out the Crackle sampler I wove several years ago as part of Teaching and Learning through Correspondence with HGA and thought I would share a few pictures of my treadling option favorites or "snippets" from the sampler. Samplers have taught me a lot about pattern weaving. I encourage you to warp your loom with 3 to 5 yards and at least 3 repeats, thread up with twill, Crackle or Overshot and find out what works and what doesn't.


8-shaft Classic Crackle





The pattern above is threaded in Crackle/Pointed Twill fashion. It could just as well have been threaded using any other twill fashion. Threading for blocks: A=1232; B=2343; C=3454; D=4565; E=5676; F=6787; G=7818; H=8121. A transition thread was threaded between blocks. Each block was threaded 3 times. There are 8 blocks in both threading and treadling (shown below in the manner the blocks are treadled).
Two ground wefts, one pattern weft.
Legend: GW=Ground Weft; A through H=Block; P=Pattern Weft

Block A
H-GW1
A-PW
B-GW2
A-PW
H-GW1
A-PW
B-GW2
A-PW
-----
H-GW1 (Transition to next block.)

Block B
A-GW1
B-PW
C-GW2
B-PW
A-GW1
B-PW
C-GW2
B-PW
-----
A-GW1 (Transition to next block.)

Block C
B-GW1
C-PW
D-GW2
C-PW
B-GW1
C-PW
D-GW2
C-PW
-----
B-GW1 (Transition to next block.)

Block D
C-GW1
D-PW
E-GW2
D-PW
C-GW1
D-PW
E-GW2
D-PW
-----
C-GW1 (Transition to next block.)

Block E
D-GW1
E-PW
F-GW2
E-PW
D-GW1
E-PW
F-GW2
E-PW
-----
D-GW1 (Transition to next block.)

Block F
E-GW1
F-PW
G-GW2
F-PW
E-GW1
F-PW
G-GW2
F-PW
-----
E-GW1 (Transition to next block.)

Block G
F-GW1
G-PW
H-GW2
G-PW
F-GW1
G-PW
H-GW2
G-PW
-----
F-GW1 (Transition to next block.)

Block H
G-GW1
H-PW
A-GW2
H-PW
G-GW1
H-PW
A-GW2
H-PW
-----
G-GW1(Transition to next block.)

This requires a little concentration to weave but a lot of fun and worth the effort. In the right weight materials, such as 8/2 tencel, it would make a nice shawl or, in a heavier yarn, a nice jacket fabric.