Love Those Striped Towel Instructions
Looking for a quick and easy project to use wonderful 3/2 cotton yarns? How about instructions to make two soft, colorful towels on your rigid heddle loom? A solid-colored warp provides a great canvas to learn about color blending in weaving.
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Love Those Striped Towel Kit
Looking for a quick and easy project to use wonderful 3/2 cotton yarns? How about all the yarn you need to make two soft, colorful towels on your rigid heddle loom? A solid-colored warp provides a great canvas to learn about color blending in weaving.
Available in two colorways. Scroll down for more information.
Wicked Runner Instructions
Feeling a little WICKED? Here is a quick project using our wonderful 5/2 Tubular Spectrum™ yarns to create a fun Color-and-Weave runner on a Rigid Heddle Loom. Guaranteed to bring a smile to even the most wicked witch’s face!
Going to the Hounds(tooth) Towel Instructions
Let’s make 2 fingertip towels using variegated yarn and the 8-shaft Color-and-Weave pattern called Houndstooth! This fun color-and-weave effect shows up when you choose a dark and light yarn and use it for both warp and weft. The variegated yarn can be either the dark or the light yarn depending on what solid color you pair it with. The towels weave up quickly on an 8-shaft loom.
Easy Breezey Towel Kit
Soft and lively as a desert breeze, these towels are as fun to weave as they are to look at. Who knew you could get so much pattern from just 4 colors! Weaving stripes in both the warp and weft will create these amazing plaid towels. Choose your favorite colorway and either the Rigid Heddle or 4-Shaft Loom version.
Hoppy Spring – Bunny or Towels Instructions
“Hoppy Spring”! These adorable bunnies are ready to hop into your heart! The spring-time combination of colors inspired us to make fabric and towels to match the spring-time season! Choose your favorite colorway! Each set of instructions will help you create 1 bunny or two towels. If you want to make the bunny, you will need to purchase the pattern as well.
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Splash! Towel Kit
Make a Splash! You will be the envy of everyone at the pool, the beach, the spa or even in your own bathroom! This kit makes two towels woven with soft 10/2 American Maid ™ unmercerized cotton warp and amazing, Lyte Hemp™ weft yarn. An 8-shaft Crepe weave structure from the incredible Alice Schlein makes these towels as absorbent as they are gorgeous! (Finished size approximately 28” x 48”). If you are choosing your own colors, you will receive bleached yarn in the kit, you choose 2 colors from the selection shown, and write those colors in the comments when you order the kit.
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Weekend Washcloths
Looking for a quick project to use the wonderful 3/2 Tubular Spectrum™ yarns? How about a pile of washcloths from three brilliant colors of yarn? Three colors of yarn build an interesting warp that you can weave with a solid weft or make fun plaids. The finished sizes of the washcloths are approximately 10” x 10”. Kit makes 6 washcloths and includes three 4 oz cones of 3/2 Tubular Spectrum™ Mercerized Yarn and complete instructions for Rigid Heddle or 4-shaft looms.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Advanced Beginner (Two fish)
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Broad and Deep Towel Collection
We have assembled the yarns to make Christine Jablonski’s Broad and Deep Towels as shown in Handwoven Jan/Feb 2022 from Long Thread Media, page 58. We have collected the Maurice Brassard yarns you will need to make these towels. You will need to purchase the instructions from Long Thread Media.
If you would like to make the towels with other colors, click here for more colors. You will need two 8 oz cones and 1 1.5 oz mini cone to make the 4 towels as shown in the instructions.
Masters Towel Instructions
Taking our inspiration from our favorite artists (Piet Mondrian, Claude Monet, Pierre-August Renoir and Ansel Adams) we designed this fun project for 4 generous, masterful towels with 3 colors of Tubular Spectrum ™ yarn. And you can choose your favorite colorway.
Woven in 2 blocks of broken twill to create a visually complex towel that is fun and easy to weave. Finished towels are approximately 18″ x 28″. We have updated the instructions to include 4 and 8-shaft patterns.
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Basket Weave 4 Towel Instructions
Want 4 Hand towels that are both functional and beautiful? This is it! 8 colors from around our Tubular Spectrum™ Mercerized cotton plus enough white yarn to make 4 beautiful and functional basket weave (or other twill patterned dishtowels. Finished towels are approximately 12.5” x 24”. We include several treadling variations to make weaving fun! Weave these on either a 4-shaft or a Rigid Heddle loom.
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“For all good things” Runner/Towels/Placemats Kit
This overshot name draft kit by dje Handwovens uses our very own American Maid™ natural color cotton yarns to make 4 placemats.
The natural color green or golden tan cottons used for the pattern get darker with washing! Warp length allows for 20″ thrum waste plus allowances for take-up, tie on. Maximum weaving length is 76″. Finished width: 13″
Kit makes either 4 placemats (13″ wide x 16.5″ Long) or 4 towels or one 72″ long runner—or any combination you decide!
Spa Towel Instructions
These instructions are for 2 thick and thirsty bath towels (finished size approximately 31” x 64”). Woven with soft 8/2 unmercerized cotton yarn, and a 4 or 8-shaft waffle weave structure, these towels have a delicious softness. Treat yourself or your loved ones to some new towels.
Tubular Spectrum Towel Instructions
Instructions to make 4 beautiful and functional dishtowels. Finished towels are approximately 17” x 28”. The towels are threaded in a 4-harness rosepath threading, and can be woven in rosepath, twill or plain weave with a white solid weft for striped towels or with the Tubular Spectrum™ colors woven approximately as drawn in for beautiful plaid towels.
Buff Towel Instructions
Instructions are written for 8 shaft pattern, (4 shaft pattern instructions are in parentheses), and are written for 4 bath towels finished size: 48”x 28”, plus 36” loom waste.
Hoppy Spring – Bunny and Towels
“Hoppy Spring”! These adorable bunnies are ready to hop into your heart! The spring-time combination of colors inspired us to make fabric and towels to match the spring-time season! Choose your favorite colorway! Each kit contains enough yarn to make the fabric for 1 bunny or two towels. If you want to make the bunny, you will need to purchase the pattern as well.
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Basket Weave 4 Towel Rigid Heddle Instructions
Want to make a Gorgeous Basket Weave Towel that is both functional and beautiful on your rigid heddle loom? This is it! 8 colors from around our Tubular Spectrum ™ Mercerized cotton plus enough white yarn to make 4 beautiful and functional basket weave dishtowels. Finished towels are approximately 12.5” x 24”. The 5/2 yarn is doubled in each dent and doubled when weaving to make a balanced basket weave structure.
To view more pictures, or to purchase the kit, please click HERE! Scroll down for more information.
Basket Weave Towel Instructions- 2 Towel- Rigid Heddle
Want a Color Gamp that is both functional and beautiful? This is it! Finished towels are approximately 12.5” x 24”. The 5/2 yarn is doubled in each dent and doubled when weaving to make a balanced basket weave structure.
You can find instructions for the 4 towel variation HERE
To view more pictures or to purchase the kit, click HERE!