Inspired by Sally Orgren's "Tiny Bubbles" Towels, I wove these as 2013 Christmas gifts. The draft is #55-Trellis from "Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes: Miniature Overshot Patterns", a book full of lovely designs. Asymmetry makes Trellis particularly appealing to me. I added random variegated ends to the solid brown warp.
Using mercerized cotton for both warp and weft makes me a little bit nervous. The mercerized vs. unmercerized argument rages on. And on. In the end I think it depends upon individual mill processes. If nothing else, these towels looked great. Except for the gold one, my favorite but sadly sporting two (Two!) treadling errors. Guess I'll have to keep that one so it isn't the worst tragedy. That way, at least, I will be able to test it for absorbency.
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