Spent the weekend hemming and pressing. These are the square hand towels with loop in the center from Favorite Scandinavian Projects to Weave. Sorry about the funky picture. The only place I had to hang them was in the hall bathroom, and the hall bathroom has LED plant lights so the color is off. I made some changes in fiber and color but otherwise followed the draft. I used 8/2 cottolin for everything. Most of the warp was medium blue and medium green, with fuschia and blue in the center stripe, surrounded by a stripe of medium green and light green. I had a plan, kind of, and then I winged it when I ran out of medium blue.
I made 4 towels, each with a different weft color. Light green, then lightish blue, then fuschia, then black. I wasn't so sure about fuschia in the weft, but I wound up liking it quite a bit. I washed them in hot water to get any shrinkage out of the way. They came out soft and drapey, a very nice weight for hand towels. They are not perfect, but they are for me (not for sale) and I am very pleased with how they came out.
I had some trouble maintaining a steady beat here and there, and not all of the unevenness washed out. Also was tricky figuring out how to weave the loops. They were not at all even at first. I got better at it, and just today got some tips from another weaver about how she got her loops so nice. I think I will wind another warp for these towels again soon.
The next thing I have planned for the floor loom is shower curtains for the same bathroom. I have 4 cones of white in different weights for the warp. That will give them a nice texture. For the weft, I am thinking about trying saori. If I keep to a restricted color palette and let the colors come and go throughout, I think I will wind up with something interesting and harmonious. More blues and greens in varying values, and maybe a pop of contrast here and there, something to jazz it up. We will see!
I also hemmed the blue and red towels for D and J, they are in the washer now. I will post a pic of those next time.
Have a great week!
Can’t see the loop. Is it a separation using two shuttles on the side half way up the towel?
ReplyDelete...that's because I uploaded the wrong picture, let me fix that.
DeleteOk, it's the right picture now. ;)
DeleteBasically, you weave half the towel, then weave the center 24 threads only for a while, then pin the built-in band you have woven to the body of the weaving so the fell lines align, then weave across the whole warp again for the rest of the towel. The loop warps are longer and not beamed, but weighted off the back.
The loop band runs right up the center of the towel.
Deletethat’s neat!
DeleteLove these - center loops are sooo practical! Fantastic color choices, Linda!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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