Project #15
Bubbe’s Kitchen
Dishtowels for Rigid-Heddle, Four, and Eight-Shaft Looms
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This kit is a celebration of spring, and in honor of our grandmothers. There is some great color play, fun structures to explore, and the towels are a perfect match for Bubbe’s kitchen.
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The Project
Rigid Heddle
Four Shaft
Eight Shaft
The video version
The Colors
Naturel #100, Vieil Or #1418, Limette Pale #4269, and Limette #8267
OTHER Weft COLORS TO CONSIDER
The colors in this warp will work with many different wefts. Three of the kit colors are used for warp (Naturel, Vieil Or, and Limette Pale). Limette can be subbed out for a different color and you will still have everything you need to make the warp.
Here are some options. All of these samples have the same warp as the main kit. You can weave any and all of these by purchasing the colors linked below the photos. You will also need your warp colors (Limette Pale, Naturel, Vieile Or).
Project Details
The Pattern
There are three separate patterns available for this kit. Rigid-Heddle, four, and eight-shaft.
The Colors
Only three colors are used in the warp. Naturel, Vieil Or, and Limette Pale. The Limette is used only as weft and can be switched out for a different color without significantly changing the towels. You can also choose different warp colors. My suggestion is to keep them within the same color grouping, but ranging from lighter to mid-range in saturation.
Using the warp colors provided with the kit, there are many options for weft. My suggestion is to play around and expect the unexpected.
Rigid Heddle
Warp: 8/2 cotton doubled in a 12-dent heddle. Weft: 8/2 cotton, not doubled, 20” weaving width with adjustments included for narrower and wider.
Yield: There is plenty of yarn to make up to eight towels on two to three separate warps.
Four and Eight-Shaft Looms
The warp is 22” wide at 24 ends per inch. It works best in a 12-dent reed but can easily be woven with an eight or ten.
The four-shaft pattern includes instructions for making the warp narrower or wider. I strongly recommend weaving the eight-shaft pattern at 22” wide.
For four towels plus generous samples, you will need a 5.5 yd warp which will use 980 yds per warp color.
Plan on around 470 yds weft per towel.
You can wind up to a seven yard warp for six towels (no samples) and if you’re careful have enough weft left for one towel in each of the warp colors plus three in the non-warp color.
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