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Four-Way Floats Towels
Designed by Karen G. Krueger
Four colors of Beam 8/2 Organic Cotton and a single pick-up stick make four distinct and beautiful towels. This project provides a fantastic opportunity to experiment with different pick-up stick set-ups and weaving sequences, and to gain a practical understanding of how warp and weft floats work in different colors and on both sides of a fabric. Order a kit.
Equipment
- Rigid Heddle loom
- 12 or 12.5-dent reed
- 1 pick-up stick for rigid heddle
- 1 boat shuttle + bobbins
Yarn
Warp: Beam 8/2 Organic Cotton, 680 yds Natural, 570 yds Avocado, 530 yds Pacific, 20 yds Mist.Weft: Beam 8/2 Organic Cotton, 880 yds Mist.
Specifications
- 19" weaving width
- 25 EPI (ends doubled in 12.5-dent reed)
- 13 PPI for rigid heddle
- Four towels, 15-16” W x 24” L after wet-finishing and hemming
- Skill level: Intermediate
Customer Reviews
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This is a great pattern. I actually made these twice. Once as written (but shorter length) with 8/2 cotton which has made lovely table napkins. These are the orange/yellow version. And again with 8/3 cotton, singled in the reed instead of doubled, that I use as face cloths (again woven to a shorter length). These are the blue/green version. The pattern calls for a 12 dent reed, I only had a 10 dent reed, but they still worked out well. The 2 options with longer floats are a bit loose at 10 EPI, but overall still very functional.
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These towels are beautiful to make. The only recommendation I have is to label the finished towels in the photo on the first page of the instructions so that beginning weavers such as myself can see which pattern to use for the finished product. ( e.g. towel 1 etc.)
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I made these as a gift. I’m a beginner and the pattern was easy to follow though I threaded the first thread through a slit versus a hole so the pattern was a bit off but after wet finishing and drying you can’t tell. I also think the key is beating the weft as close as possible so the floats aren’t too lose. I plan on making more!
