A Plaited Twill Tea Towel
Ta Da!
In July, Constance and I finished weaving a plaited twill tea towel…
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…and a few days ago the roll of finished weaving was unwound from the loom! Constance helped to cut them apart so we could retrieve the one we made!
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Pin and press
We pinned and pressed the hems of our towel…
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Stitch
…and machine-stitched them…
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…Constance is very good at keeping the hem straight.
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drying
Next the towel had to be washed and dried – here it is hanging on the line with some other household textiles…it’s almost the end of summer so there won’t be many more days when things will actually dry outside!
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Measure
We measured it before (54 x 77 cm) and after (48 x 69) washing. The warps are under a lot of tension during the weaving process and washing helps to condition and relax warps and wefts.
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Hand Towel
I like to use my hand woven “Tea towels” as hand towels in the bathroom, but I have quite a few already.
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Shall we give this one away? I haven’t decided but Christmas isn’t all that far away! Thanks to our friend for letting us participate in the weaving fun again!
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You’ve made another beautifully woven towel. This visitor to your site thanks you for continued beauty and inspiration. And, it’s always a delight to see Constance as your companion in this annual trek to and from the loom.
I love to weave! I have my grandfather’s loom and one of these days I will set it up again, but meanwhile I am lucky to be able to weave with my friend.
Some very lucky someone is going to get a wonderful gift!
Yes! I will find a good home for the latest weaving!
The new towel is in Christmas colours so would make a perfect gift! Constance is such a big help on these weaving projects. I do wonder how you would cope without your Hitty helpers!
I think my life would be less fun, the Hittys are very good helpers and good company!
I’m fascinating by the weaving process, and impressed by your talents. Your towel is lovely. Constance is a delight and your garden is still humming along.
I appreciate cloth! All the different processes and all the work to make things, it is really satisfying. The garden is subsiding slowly but there is still colour and always joy!
Colour and joy and cloth. That’s a good recipe for life.
Should I report you to the Labour Board for all this unpaid Hitty labour?!?!? Ha!
Amazing weaving work and finished product!
Haha. I hope it is mutually beneficial! No one is forcing them, and I hope they are not too polite to say when they are tired of it all! They do get regular tea and treat breaks when they hang out with me, so it’s probably OK.
Okay well with regular tea and treat breaks everything sounds fine 🙂
I missed this! – the towel looks very nice, Constance must be pleased with her efforts.
Thanks! Praise from an expert is special! It’s a nice pattern, and we enjoyed working on it.