Tiles On A Crooked Path

Day 340: A few days ago, I featured the krokbragd pattern known as "flame point" (not to be confused with the pointed flame stitch of bargello, although it is similar in appearance). As I explained then, krokbragd means "crooked path," and refers to the lay of the threads in a tightly-packed weft-faced cloth. Technically, the weave is a three-point twill, the sheds always repeating in the same order over four passes of the shuttle, the #2 heddles being activated with every alternate throw. What's that? I heard muttering in the back of the room. You asked, "What is she talking about, anyway?" Never mind. You only need to know that you have three ways to raise the threads, and you have to weave four picks. That means that one of the picks has to be a repeat of heddle position, but not necessarily of colour. And that's where the fun comes in. This tessellation is woven on exactly the same threading as the flame point I described earlier. In fact, it's still attached to the loom. I merely advanced the warp, left a space, and started over with a different sequence of colours to obtain the squares. If you find the mechanical part of weaving krokbragd rather monotonous, you have the option to change up your design on a whim.