Dorothy's Dozen Twill Towels by Ellen Labruce Weaving Pattern Download

This colorful set of twelve towels uses a different treadling for each stripe of warp color to create vibrant towels with plenty of pattern.

Structure: Twill

Loom Type: 8-shaft loom

Finished Dimensions: 12 hemmed towels, 18" x 29"

YARNS

Warp: 8/2 unmercerized cotton (3,200 yd/lb; Homestead Cotton; Halcyon), #005 Bleached, 780 yd; #6456 Lt. Turquoise, 1,235 yd; #3523 Rose, 1,028 yd; #244 Plum Green, 1,080 yd; #1349 China Blue, 1,144 yd; #2940 Purple, 1,170 yd.

Weft: 8/2 unmercerized cotton (3,200 yd/lb; Homestead Cotton; Halcyon), #005 Bleached, 6,370 yd.

Warp Ends: 495

Warp Length: 13 yd. long

SETTS

Warp: 24 epi (2/dent in a 12-dent reed).

Weft: 24 ppi.

Width in the Reed: 20?"

Project originally published in Handwoven, September/October 2014