Droppdräll Towel by Arianna Funk

Droppdräll Towel

The Droppdräll Towel by Arianna Funk was originally published in January 2019. This version has been adapted to be woven with our Mallo Cotton Slub yarn. Droppdräll is the Swedish term for Bronson Lace, applied here to create a whole lot of texture!

You can download an updated version of this pattern and purchase a kit here.

Arianna is a handweaver in Sweden, and the founder of Weave of the Month Club, a weaving pattern subscription in which members receive monthly weaving projects and inspiration. To join the Weave of the Month Club and receive monthly curated weaving drafts and inspiration photos (Analog members will also receive a handwoven sample & yarn chart) click here.

Need some help getting started? Check out Resources for Beginner and Intermediate Weavers.

Materials

Warp & Weft: 4 cones of Mallo Cotton Slub

Project Notes

Tools Required: 4 shaft table or floor loom, 12 dent reed, 2 shuttles & bobbins
EPI: 18 (threaded 1-2 in a 12 dent reed)
PPI: ~10 in tabby
Width at Reed: 34.5"
Warp Ends: 620
Warp Length: 2.8 yards (102")
Draft: Droppdräll (see draft below)
Finished Dimensions: One towel hemmed, about 30” x 44” | Cut down but prewash: 33” x 54” | In loom: 34.5” x 59.5”
Finishing Details: Hand sewn hem
Care Instructions: Machine wash cold, tumble dry low

Weaving & Finishing

Color A = Mallo Cotton Slub in Brick, Color B = Mallo Cotton Slub in Natural

Warp Color Order: Wind a warp with the following sequence for a total of 620 warp ends.

20 ends Color A
580 ends Color B
20 ends of Color A

Weft Color Order: Weave the following sequence until your towel measures ~59.5" in loom.

6.5" of Color B tabby
6.5" of Color B tabby weft and Color A pattern weft
6.5" of Color A tabby
20.5" of Color B tabby weft, Color A pattern weft
6.5" of Color B tabby
6.5" of Color B tabby weft, Color A pattern weft
6.5" of Color A tabby

Finishing: Zigzag stitch edges to prevent unraveling. Machine wash cold, tumble dry low, press warm with steam. Press under 1/4" twice for hems on each end. Hand sew using your preferred method.

About Arianna Funk

Arianna Funk graduated from Friends of Handicraft School in Stockholm in 2017, became a card-carrying journeyman weaver the same year and was awarded the ‘large medal of honor’ for her journeyman work. She is a founding member of Studio Supersju, a group of forward-thinking weavers. In addition to running Weave of the Month Club, she is a teacher and advisor for students in the foundation year at Friends of Handicraft and writes drafts for Väv Magasinet and Svensk Hemslöjd. A book of weaving patterns Arianna has written with Miriam Parkman, Att Väva, comes out in Swedish in March 2020!

Further reading -- Halvdräll Towels, In the Studio with Arianna Funk

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