Crackle Flowerbed Towels
Finished
July 17, 2024
August 25, 2024

Crackle Flowerbed Towels

Project info
Weaving
Tools and equipment
Yarn
18 epi
Lofty Fiber 8/2 Cotton
Limestone
Green
Louet Euroflax 14/2 Linen
Notes

more crackle! what fun!

these towels are for a talk I’m giving at the end of august about using crackle textures in pixel art.

the tool I’m using to generate patterns and treadling lives at https://flowerbeds.ravenoak.dev

the talk is available now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jlTz24XtcQ

towel #1

classic crackle, with color order: green, blue, yellow, blue

treadled in point order, each block has 3 treadling repeats. nothing fancy happening here.

towel #2

probably going to be used as a runner more than a towel, it’s just over 36”

classic crackle, color order: green, red, yellow, red

treadling (TAW-ish)
border: A₃ B₃ C₃ D₃ in green

  1. A₃ B₅ C₅ D₃ C₅ B₅ A₃
  2. D₃ C₅ D₃
  3. A₃ B₅ C₈ D₃ C₃ D₃ C₈ B₅ A₃
  4. D₃ C₅ D₃
  5. A₃ B₃ C₃ D₃ A₃ B₃ A₃ D₃ C₃ B₃ A₃ (center diamonds)

(repeat in reverse)

towels 3 & 4

these are the same but one is star-fashion and one is rose-fashion using yellow, red, and blue 8/2 cotton.

the centers are TAW (exactly as threaded) with borders to square them up, because these blocks aren’t weaving square at this sett.

star border (reversed on the other end)

  1. A₂ B₂ C₂ D₂
  2. C₂ B₂ A₂ D₂ C₂ B₂ A₂ D₂ C₂ B₂
  3. C₂ D₂ A₂ B₂ C₂ D₂

rose border (also reversed on the other end)

  1. A₂ D₂ C₂ B₂ A₂
  2. B₂ C₂ D₂ A₂ B₂ C₂ D₂ A₂ B₂ C₂
  3. B₂ A₂ D₂ C₂ B₂ A₂

Towel #5

black, pink, white/natural wefts. the first half of the towel is my treadling ideas, the second half is the idea machine

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Finished
July 17, 2024
August 25, 2024
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by Louet
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100% Linen / Flax
630 yards / 110 grams

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  • Project created: July 18, 2024
  • Updated: May 25, 2025