tea towels
the tea towels are finished
they are a little bigger than I usually make, 51cm. X 76cm. (20″ X 30″)
the warp is various linen yarns from “the stash”, there is a slight variation in take-up, not enough to consider a problem
the colour in the red linen weft ran a bit, the camera won’t pick it up
considering that it is quality yarn it is annoying
the weft in this one is a boucle, one thread is cotton but the other is anybody’s guess
I dyed it with indigo. The towel is soft, thick and spongy. I might keep this one.
the small piece at the end of the warp has a weft of natural colour, European hemp. Think it might become a bag.
the temperature is getting cooler but I can’t resist spending time outside, the colours are an inspiration
now I’m off to warp the loom
Nothing I love better than a stack of nice towels. These are lovely.
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Alice – no matter what else one weaves, towels are very satisfying.
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I absolutely love the colors..like a vintage kitchen from the 50s! And the texture of that boucle one…I can almost feel it’s squishiness.
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thanks Kristin, the linen gives them a nice shine.
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that red id gorgeous, even if runny! too bad about that, though. i’ve never woven a towel in my life (duck, velma, as jean lobs a stack of towels at you!). table runners, yes.
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Velma – I started weaving towels as samples as I just couldn’t force myself to weave little useless squares. I even confess that to my students and have them all weaving towels.
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You are amazing, how many hours do you spend weaving? The tea towels are refined, they would add a touch of class to any kitchen.
(By the way, the wool is in the deep freezer).
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Blandina – I’ve cut back on the weaving time since my back has been bad. (oh, the moths will get frozen wings!)
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