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Gray Matter Scarves$56.00
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Star Spangled Towels
$79.00
Just in time for your summer picnic!
Weave four towels that are as American as apple pie on your 8-shaft loom! The overshot pattern is a modified “Star of Bethlehem”. We have included yarn and instructions to make four DYNAMITE towels using our 10/2 and 5/2 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarns. The finished sizes of the towels are approximately 16” x 29”.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level is Intermediate to Advanced (Two fish). This is an Eight harness kit.
Project Description:
- 4 Towels, 8-harness draft
- 24 EPI
- Warp length: 5 yards (Allows for 36” loom (thrum) waste)
- 19” in reed
Equipment Needed:
- 8-harness Loom with at least 20-inch weaving width
- 12 dent reed.
- 2 boat shuttles and 3 bobbins
- 10/2 Mercerized Bleached White Yarn: 3620 yards, 5/2 Mercerized Cobalt Yarn: 792 yards, 5/2 Mercerized 5 Red Yarn: 288 yards. Please note that “5 Red” is the name of the yarn included in this kit. However, throughout the instructions, we will refer to Red instead of 5 Red.
Contents of Kit:
- 1-1 lb 10/2 Tubular Spectrum mercerized cotton yarn: Bleach White
- 1- 8 oz cone 5/2 mercerized cotton yarn: Cobalt
- 1- 4 oz cone 5/2 mercerized cotton yarn: 5 Red
The overshot pattern is from Carol Strickler’s book: A Weaver’s Book of 8-shaft Patterns, page 120. Originally credited to Dianne Ney Totten.
| Weight | 3 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 8 × 7 × 6 in |
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