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| Project Type | Towels, Table Linens/Kitchen |
|---|---|
| Loom Type | Multi-Shaft Floor or Table |
| Number of Shafts | 8 |
| Number of Treadles | 6 |
| Weave Structures | Taqueté, Color-and-Weave |
| Magazine Issue | Handwoven Summer 2025 |
| Author | Donna Flack Shadix |
| Format | WIF |
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LoginThis set of towels from the Summer 2025 issue is woven using cotton in a turned taqueté and color-and-weave structure.
Structure
Turned taqueté with color-and-weave.Equipment
8-shaft loom, 23" weaving width; 10-dent reed; 1 or more shuttles; 6 bobbins; temple (optional).Yarns
Warp: 10/2 unmercerized cotton (100% cotton; 4,200 yd/lb; Georgia Yarn Company), Warm Navy, 1,830 yd; Orange, 430 yd; Rose and Hyacinth Violet, 420 yd each; Turquoise, 210 yd.Weft: 10/2 unmercerized cotton, Warm Navy, 833 yd; Hyacinth Violet, 725 yd; Rose, 337 yd; Turquoise, 147 yd; Orange, 139 yd; Dahlonega Gold, 122 yd.
Dimensions
Width in the reed: 22 2⁄10".
Woven length: (measured under tension on the loom) about 130".
Finished size: (after wet-finishing and hemming) four towels, each about 18 ½" × 26"
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