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Summer and Winter Towels
Designed by Sarah Resnick
Summer and Winter is an ideal technique to play with color gradations. This structure uses a tabby and pattern weft (both in Mallo Cotton Slub), which are utilized here to create soft transition from hue to hue. These sturdy and vibrant towels appear as if they were woven with hand-dyed yarn, and, depending on the colorway, can look like watercolor paintings. Order a kit.
Equipment
- 4-shaft loom
- 60 heddles per shaft
- 12-dent reed
- 2 boat shuttles + 3 bobbins
Yarn
Warp: Mallo Cotton Slub, 172 yds Coffee, 168 yds Turmeric, 508 yds Salt.Weft: Mallo Cotton Slub, 418 yds Coffee, 338 yds Turmeric, 132 yds Salt.
Specifications
- 20.2" weaving width
- 12 EPI
- 16 PPI (8 tabby + 8 pattern)
- Three towels, 16.5” W x 24” L
- Skill level: Intermediate
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Customer Reviews
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The colors used here are Natural, Denim, and Spice. I was pleased with the Mallo yarn. It makes a hefty but soft towel, and would also be entirely appropriate as a placemat. One problem I had was achieving the length specified in the pattern. Being newish to weaving, I tend to beat hard (have since learned to be gentler), so I did a progressively lighter beat with each towel. Hence, each is a slightly different length, but that's ok. However, even with a very light touch, I was still a good 1-2 inches short of the specified length. ?? At any rate, I like the pattern, yarn, and colors I chose.
L
I wove these a bit smaller to make napkins! It's an incredibly forgiving pattern... I found errors I had made in threading AND occasional errors in treadling sequence (my fault, not the pattern) as I went along and they still turned out lovely. Small floats/pattern variations really weren't noticable after washing due to the thick/thin nature of the yarn.
If I were gonna change anything, I'd weave the hem with a finer yarn to make a less bulky hem. But otherwise all good, and I'll def make them again!
L
This was my first weaving project on my first floor loom! Woo hoo! I found the directions clear and easy to follow. I loved seeing the colors mingle together as I wove. I am so happy with these towels!
S
Fun weave. The towels are very soft and absorbent right off the loom. They wash easily in the washer and do not wrinkle after being fully dried in the dryer. So, no ironing! The mallo yarn is very nice to weave with and the towel feels heavier in weight which I like when I am using it. I chose the colorway of Natural, Spice, and Fir as all colors go well with my kitchen floor.
H
These towels wove up very easily. The pattern is easy to follow and mallo yarn works nicely