Wednesday, February 24, 2016

woven dishtowels

This morning I finished up my first two woven dishtowels on my new loom. They are a tad wonky and have some issues, but I love them and I will use them until they fall apart (which hopefully will be a long time.)
I ordered 8/2 mercerized cotton yarn from WEBS  at my friend Kathie's advice. I got a cone of natural because it goes with everything, and a cone of turquoise because, well because it was turquoise! Duh. I used both colors in the warp and the weft of my towels creating sort of a plaid design.

I learned a lot working on these....
In the end they were two different sizes, not evenly woven and, more wisdom from Kathie, it is "weft faced" meaning the EPI (warp/ends per inch) does not equal the PPI (weft/picks per inch). ah the things I am learning!
I decided to try hemming the towels on my machine and it actually worked great! I used my walking foot and the hems don't ripple at all. So that's something, right? 

8 comments:

Sally said...

I think these look gorgeous! Plus, I think after you wash them, no matter if they are handmade or store bought, things get a little wonky, so you'll never be able to see those "imperfections".

I feel like this is something I would like to learn, but I have to be honest with myself and say I just can't take on learning anything new right now, either. I'll keep it in mind for someday :)

Maria said...

Oh how lever you are Ellyn and your dishcloths are just lovely...

Melissa said...

Great job! Sounds like you are learning a lot . . . and now you have two new towels to use for a long time! :)

Debbie said...

Very cool! They sure are pretty!

TheEclecticAbuela said...

Wonderful! I think I need to try this.

Ondrea said...

Oh my! How proffessional do they look! You are soooooo clever. Love the colours. On a roll girl!

Made by Mrs Jones x said...

They look wonderful, you must be so proud.

Chantal said...

How wonderful Ellyn! Wow, it's a whole different language isn't it? Love your color choices. They look absolutely grand.