recreating an old pattern
these linen towels were just waiting for me at the secondhand store
handwoven in twill blocks with a smaller pattern in the borders, an embroidered monogram “M” (my first name is Mary) and hanging loops on both ends. They’re small, 16″ X 17″.
I love to recreate old textiles
I’ve changed the pattern on the outside borders – just a little
and they will be much bigger
after I’d woven the end border I found a threading mistake. Very difficult to see with white on white in the small twill pattern, the winter light and old eyes. Only two threads and not difficult to fix by tieing in string replacement heddles. But I will have to needleweave in the border pattern after the towel is off the loom. You can see the threads in the first picture on the far right.
the pattern is easier to see looking across the width. Weaving linen makes me happy!
What a score! And very cool that you are recreating the pattern – we spend so much time and energy making things and sending them on their way in the world, with hopes that their worth will be appreciated. Even if the original weaver never knows that her work has found a good home, I’m sure that something positive happens in the karmic realm.
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how could it not? threading mistakes are fine when you don’t have to re-thread the whole shebang, good that you had a minor one!
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Perfect find! Hand woven tea towel, how special!
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