8/2 Cotton Tea Towels on my Leclerc Nilus ll
I like having tea towels going on at least one loom! (currently on 2 looms). The original pattern is from Jane Stafford's Textiles and was plain weave. I tweaked it for a twill that changes in the centers of the stripes.
Keep It Simple Towels
Pattern is in Handwoven e-book, Top Ten Towels On Four Shafts: A Project Collection PDF
See my progress on my blog http://janie-bell.blogspot.com
Monk's Belt Handbag
This is just a bit of leftover fabric from my kitchen towel project. I always put on an extra yard of warp for sampling, and since I did did very little sampling for the kitchen towels, I thought I would have enough warp left to do a runner. I made the towels longer than I initially planned so there was only a small bit of warp left when I finished. I thought I would just put this last bit of woven fabric in my sample notebook, but a friend recommended making it into a little handbag. I'm so happy with that idea! I've ordered leather handles from Homestead Heirloom Leather which should arrive early next week!
This was a quick, fun project for leftover fabric!
Construction details: This bag was made from my uncut piece of handwoven cloth which was 17 1/2" wide by 19" long (after machine washing and drying). I folded the cloth in half and sewed 1/2" side seams, leaving the selvedges as the top of the bag. This turned the Monk's Belt sideways.
To create the bag's depth I made what I call a "paper bag" seam at the bottom of each side seam, as shown in one of the photos. It measured 3" from end to end.
Lining: Cut a piece of lining fabric the same size as the handwoven fabric. Cut a pocket of whatever size you want from the lining fabric; hem all four sides; attach to center of lining fabric on one side and sew around three sides, leaving top open. Make the bag lining just as you made the bag above (side seams first, then 'paper bag' seam).
Turn bag right side out, but leave lining wrong side out and put the lining bag inside the handwoven fabric bag. Make adjustments to the triangles of the paper bag seam so both lining and handwoven triangle seam allowances are on the bottom of the bag. At this point put magnetic closures into the lining fabric. Then fold a small hem in the lining fabric to match the selvedge edge of the handwoven fabric along the top of the bag. I sewed the lining to the selvedge by hand. I then added the leather loops and the handle which came from Homestead Heirloom (use the link above).
Christmas Towels - Warp #70
These were done at the last minute for a few extra Christmas gifts. Some were off the loom before Christmas. The final three were woven and finished in the past week. The draft is from "Handwoven Design Collection 18", page 4. This warp yielded seven towels measuring 21 x 30" each. They are nice, thick towels.
Eight/Two Cotton
Percentage: 100
4 ply cotton
Percentage: 100
This yarn is a 4 ply unmercerized knitting cotton. It is from Bendigo Woollen Mills (Australia). I have been using it for many years with great results.
Waffle Weave Towels
This was my first waffle weave-I purchased a kit from Halcyon Yarns in Martini colorway. I plan on making more of these-using the towel is wonderful, too!
Waffle Weave kitchen towels
Took these off the loom yesterday. It's two identical towels in waffle weave mostly but a contrasting stripe in a color and weave type pattern across the short ends of the towels. Will post picture after they are hemmed. I'm new to weaving and I'm not sure if I'm supposed to hem them before I wash them. I will be hand sewing the hem using the yarn so if anyone sees this and has a suggestion please let me know.
just 4 towel exchange
this pattern uses lots of small amounts of different colours of cotton.
waffle weave towels
I used a finer cotton 16/2 on the sides and wove the straps with that same yarn as the towels came to the middle. This came out quite well.
