I would like to weave a rag rug using the Hopsack stitch.  The tie up is for a plain weave but the treadling is where I'm confused.  Here's the pattern:

treadle 1 - 1

treadle 1 - 1

treadle 2 - 1

treadle 2 - 1

and then start again.

How does this work?

 

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Mon, 08/23/2010 - 11:51

claudia (not verified)

Can you tell us where you found the pattern?  It might help to be able to decipher it if I can see the whole pattern.

Is there a tie-up in the corner of the draft?   Most draft have 4 parts, the threading (which is usually the bottom or top line) the treadling (which is usually on the right side) and the tie-up (which is at the bottom or top corner) and the drawdown which is the center portion of the draft.  Like this:
 The tie-up at the bottom corner, tells you which treadles are tied together and when treadling you would follow the row on the right side of the draft so the treadle 1 brings up (or down) shafts 4 and 1 and treadle 2 controls shafts 3 and 4 , treadle 3 controls shafts 2 and 3 and treadle 4 controls shaft 1 and 2.  

Rugs are often woven on 2 shaft looms so treadle 1 might control shaft 1 and treadle 2 would control shaft 2.  Then, your pattern would be indicating that you raise shaft 1 twice and shaft 2 twice.  If that is the case, be certain to wrap the shuttle around an edge thread before returning it to the shed for the 2nd time so it has something to secure it.

Hope this helps,
Claudia 

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 13:34

suzhartman (not verified)

Thanks Claudia!  I got the pattern from A Handweaver's Pattern Directory.  I think I have figured out the threadling sequence!  From what I understand the author, Anne Dixon interprets Hopsack as a modified Twill stitch.  Hopsack uses "in opposites" when treadling.

The tie ups are:

Treadle 1: 1 & 2

Treadle 3: 3 & 4

The pattern reads:

Treadle 1: once

Treadle 1: once

Treadle 3: once

Treadle 3: once

In practice how I will be treadling is:  treadle 1, treadle 3, treadle 1, treadle 3, and so on....pretty easy! 

Thanks for your help!

Suzanne