I was able to do a 12 shaft crackle because the fine grist of the warp meant that the large and complicated motifs are more manageable in scale. I choose a very fine gold cotton as the weft for the first scarf. And it was a disaster, the white and gold blah-ed out each other and the fine grist of the weft made the pattern really hard to see.
Unfortunately I then had to wind the gold cotton from the pirn back on the little cardboard tube.
I then tried 2/20 black cotton/Tencel; it was a safe choice but it was boring.
The weft that I went with is very much a surprise. It is a thick and thin singles silk in lime green. The crackle pattern is a little obscured by the texture of the silk but it is very interesting.
For the second scarf I went with fine grist of silk in a silvery blue. The crackle motifs are very much more visible.
The lime green scarf is light, bright and cheerful. For Sale.
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The silvery blue scarf is lovely. The crackle pattern really pops on this scarf. For Sale.
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Final Garden Shot is a Hallowe'en pumpkin! Happy Hallowe'en!