Master Weaver–Shadow Play Towel Instructions
$8.00
Instructions to make the ShadowPlay Towels. Designed by Master Weaver, Rebecca Winter, these towels use 10 colors of Tubular Spectrum™ to make colorful and exquisitely patterned towels. The Shadow weave offers a wonderfully study drape for these colorful towels, and the blend of plain weave and feather stitching creates a fabulous texture. 3 different treadlings allow you to create 3 unique towels. Available in Original and Northern Lights Colorway.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level is Intermediate to Advanced (Two fish). This is an Eight harness Project.
Project Description:
- 3 Towels (approximately 17” x 28” (hemmed))
- Polychrome Shadow Weave
- 15 epi, 15 ppi
- 8 harness
- 20” wide in reed, 4.5-yard warp
Equipment needed:
- 8 shaft loom with at least 20” weaving width
- 2 shuttles, 11 bobbins
- 10 dent reed
Yarn Needed:
Original Colorway:
- 1- 1.5 oz cone 10/2 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarn: 5 Purple
- 1- 2 oz cone 5/2 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarns each: 5 Yellow, 5 Yellow Red, 10 Red, 5 Red Purple, 5 Purple, 5 Purple Blue, 5 Blue, 5 Blue Green, 5 Green, 5 Green Yellow
Northern Lights Colorway:
- 1- 1.5 oz cone 10/2 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarn: 5 Purple Blue
- 1- 2 oz cone 5/2 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarns each: 10 Purple, Violet, 5 Purple Blue, Periwinkle, 5 Blue, Sky Blue, 10 Blue Green, Teal, 5 Blue Green, Sea Green
Our Master Weaver Series highlights the inspiring talents of Master Weavers. We have worked with these amazing hand-crafters to bring you stunning kits made from high-quality yarns.
Rebecca Winter designed these amazing towels. Rebecca is a self-proclaimed color & texture person, who has spent a lot of time learning about the structure of weaving. In addition to holding two Master Weaver Certificates of Excellence from the Handweaver’s Guild of America, in Color-and-Weave Stars and in Shadow Weave, Rebecca also earned a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts Degree from Boise State University. She offers weaving workshops with an emphasis on combining color with structure. Not only is she an accomplished weaver, teacher, seamstress, quilt artist, bookmaker, but she also happens to be a registered nurse. Fabric and yarn are ever-present in her life.
For more information on how to care for these yarns, please go to YARN CARE
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