Suddenly, Last Summer

Well, since I am still trying to get back to work on the rug that I am trying to put on the big loom, I thought that maybe putting up some of the weaving that has not made it up onto the site would help me. Ok, maybe not, but here it is anyway.

This is the last weaving project that I did. It started out as a warp for a napkins so that I could take part in a napkin exchange organized by Su Butler. Unfortunately, it became apparent to me that I was not going to get any napkins in time for the exchange, with all that was going on at the time (getting house ready for sale, looking for a new one, etc.) Fortunately, I put on a LONG warp; and the width of the warp for napkins is basically the same as for dishtowels (or handtowels, however the user intends to use them.)

I used 8/2 unmercerized cotton from Webs at a sett of 24 e.p.i. Two were made as Christmas presents, while the others were given  as presents to some of my friends that I worked with at Bel Air Athletic Club.

So here are the towels:

First, this is the towel that I made my best friend, Tim. If you are interested in the threading and treadling, I can send you the wif file, as I play around a lot with the designs on PCW before actually throwing the shuttle.

This one went to Mr. Penney’s parents as my first gift to them. Mr. Penney’s mom was very grateful, which I deeply appreciate.

And here are the towels that I did a few months later (last summer) for my fellow instructors (in no particular order.)

As with the towel that was a present for the in-laws, I was playing around with progressive twills on these towels. After playing around with it some, I was able to do a network draft in PCW and thought it made the weave structure look like leaves, which I thought was perfect for the colors. (I tend to do a lot of colors that are based on fall leaves.)

If you have any questions, just shoot them my way. Heck, I still have some of this warp on the loom, I could probably weave you another towel!