Droppdräll Towel

UPDATE: The yarn originally used for this project has been discontinued. Click here for the updated version of the project!

In correlation with this week's podcast episode, we are excited to collaborate with Arianna Funk to share this beautiful project of her design using our 8/3 Unmercerized Italian Cotton Weaving Yarn. Arianna is a handweaver in Stockholm, 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!

Materials 

Warp & Weft: 3 skeins of 8/3 Unmercerized Italian Cotton Weaving Yarn in contrasting colors

Project Notes

• Tools Required: 4 shaft floor or table loom
  
• EPI: 18 (7 ends per cm) 
  
• PPI: 15 in tabby (6 ends per cm), in the patterned sections: 10 tabby and 3 pattern wefts
  
• Width at Reed: 34.5" (88 cm)
  
• Warp Ends: 620 
  
• Warp Length: 2.4 yards (2.2 m) 
  
• Draft: Droppdräll (see draft below) 
  
• Finished Dimensions: One towel hemmed, about 29” x 45” (74 x 114 cm) |  Cut down but prewash: 32” x 52.75” (81 x 134 cm) |  In loom: 34.5” x 59.5” (88 x 150 cm)
• Finishing Details: Machine or hand sewn hem
  
• Care Instructions: Machine wash warm with like colors, tumble dry low
  

Draft

This droppdräll draft is written slightly different than American weaving drafts. For this project, we will learn how to read a Swedish weaving draft.

To create the pattern Arianna divided the draft into four sections. From right to left thread as follows:

• Section 1: 56 ends of plain tabby 
  
• Section 2: 18 ends x 28 repeats for a total of 504 ends 
• Section 3: 5 ends that completes the pattern
• Section 4: 55 ends of plain tabby

Weaving & Finishing

Color A = 8/3 Unmercerized Italian Cotton in Copper, Color B = 8/3 Unmercerized Italian Cotton in Cream

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" (150 cm) in loom.

• 6" (15 cm) of Color B plain tabby
• 4" (10 cm) of Color B tabby weft, Color A pattern weft
• 6" (15 cm) of Color B tabby weft, Color B pattern weft 
• 27.5" (70 cm) of Color B tabby weft, Color A pattern weft
• 6" (15 cm) of Color A tabby weft, Color A pattern weft
• 4" (10 cm) of Color A tabby weft, Color B pattern weft
• 6" (15 cm) of Color A plain tabby

Finishing: Arianna writes, "Zigzag/overlock the short edges, [to prevent unraveling while washing] and machine wash warm (40 C). It will shrink a LOT after the first wash. Then hem those short edges, I like to do a double fold and hand-sew. Add a little hank for hanging!" 

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