Stripey Goodness

This is a commission that I’ve started on, which I realize now I’m a smidge more than halfway through.

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I had a hard time coming up with this color pattern, and at first I was not entirely happy with it. But man, I love it now.

 

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This weft made me love this warp even more. I love it so much, I want to wind another identical warp. Because the stripes are pretty bold, I kept the woven pattern simple to balance things out.

 

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I’m still fascinated and surprised that you can put yarns on this contraption and get cloth out of it.

 

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This was the second towel – purple warp.

 

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Beginning of the third towel: green warp. Still in love with this project, and I still want to weave more of it.

 

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It’s always interesting to see what a weft color does to the warp. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to predict the results, which is delightful.

 

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Closeup of the transition between the purple weft and the green weft. Looks like I didn’t beat quite as hard as I should have in the hem, but once washed, it’ll be fiiiiine.

 

I can’t wait to see how these will turn out after they’ve been washed!

 

If anyone is interested in buying towels like these or have any questions, please let me know in a comment. These are $45 each, and should last many years. I can also weave runners to a specified length, and soon I’ll have napkins available.

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