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| Project Type | Towels |
|---|---|
| Loom Type | Multi-Shaft Floor or Table |
| Number of Shafts | 4 |
| Number of Treadles | 4 |
| Weave Structures | Shadow Weave |
| Magazine Issue | Handwoven Fall 2025 |
| Author | Dorothy Tuthill |
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LoginShadow weave is a great structure for towels, creating relatively large patterns that magically seem to appear simply by alternating dark and light threads. Warps and wefts mostly interlace in an over-one-under-one manner, so the sett is the same as for plain weave, creating a strong towel that will easily reach inside a narrow wineglass.
This project includes treadling instructions for four towels on one warp. Patterning on the different versions is a delight to watch as you weave, and while the finished towels are all unique, they look like a cohesive group.
Whether you’re weaving them for your own towel collection or as gifts for friends and family, dish cleanup is an opportunity for handling and caressing some of our favorite textiles—our handwoven dish towels!
The Shadow Play Dish Towels WIF is also available to download in our library.
All items in the library are intended for personal use. Please do not distribute without written approval.