Do you ever get those days when you want to make something stylish, but you just don't want to have to think too hard? Yeah? Well me too. That's how this fabric got woven.
I love clasped weft. It is such a simple idea but the effects you can create span the highly controlled piano keyboard patterns to my favourite - the random zig zag.
A ball of "Schoppel Zauberball Crazy" in the "Spring is Here" colourway turned up one day. A gift from a very lovely friend. There wasn't enough of it to do a full scarf, so mixing it with a rich black to really pop the verdant greens and hints of turquoise seemed the best way to do justice to such a pretty yarn. Clasped weft struck me as a perfect way to add a little interest without overpowering the beauty of the yarn. A random clasped weft would have worked nicely, but for a change I decided on a bold (for me) graphic design of triangles spanning the whole width of the fabric.
I warped up the 24" Ashford using the 7.5 dent heddle and a half and half stripe of the black and the Schoppel, doubling the threads to get the right sett for a clasped weft.
Once the warp was tied on the weft was clasped with the rest of the Schoppel on the shuttle and the rest of the black sitting in a crocheted string back, hanging off the back roller of the loom. The triangles were created using the grid of squares of the weft against the warp to inform where the next interlock of yarns should sit. It took a few rows to settle into the pattern but once I was in the zone this wove up quickly and was the perfect project for a lazy evening in front of the TV.
There's probably enough fabric for one full cushion (all in this fabric) and another with this as the front and probably a black brushed cotton for the back. The triangles will fill one side.
If you want to find out more about how to add clasped weft into your own weaving, then take a look here.
And if clasped weft isn't your thing then add a comment and tell me what's your lazy day weave.
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