First Crackle Towels
Finished
February 5, 2018
March 1, 2018

First Crackle Towels

Project info
Yarn Barn of Kansas
Cinnamon Toast Towels
Weaving
CleaningTowel
wedding gifts
Tools and equipment
Macomber 10S/16T 40" Ad-A-Harness
Yarn
28 epi
16/2 Supima Cotton
Natural
Natural/Undyed
Georgia Yarn Company
January 2018
Bockens Cotton 8/2
Bockens Lingarn 16/2
Blue
Louet Organic Cottolin
Notes

Mar 6, 2018 This project was hard, and required a series of difficult choices and decisions. Once it was finished, I felt deep statisfaction and a growth of confidence in my weaverly skills.

Project history, and draft choice: I wanted to weave elegant wedding towels for two young couples marrying in June, 2018. I bought the Cinnamon Toast draft last fall, inspired by several excellent projects here on Ravelry. I continued searching Ravelry and the internet for Crackle projects. I got very interested in Strickler #593--501 and nearly chose that threading. I was paralyzed with indecision for a while. Finally, I decided to stick with my original plan.

10.5 yard warp -- my personal record -- 3.5 miles!

  • Sleyed 28 epi in 12-dent reed (2-2-3-2-2-3 …)

  • Floating Selvedge 2 ends 16/2 cotton, both sides

  • Hems 3 picks YLI Fusible thread + 1” Gutermann cotton sewing thread + 28” pattern + 1” cotton sewing thread + 3 picks fusible thread + 2 picks separator contrast

2/14/18: Removed Dixon selvedge; added second thread of 16/2 Supima to each FS; weaving now with dampened bobbins of 16/2 linen; using temple;

4 extra threads each edge for Dixon selvedge;
1 thread FS each edge;

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Finished
February 5, 2018
March 1, 2018
 
About this yarn
by Bockens
Thread, size 2
100% Cotton
1777 yards / 250 grams

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About this yarn
by Louet
Thread, size
60% Cotton, 40% Linen / Flax
710 yards / 100 grams

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About this yarn
by Bockens
Thread, size
100% Linen / Flax
755 yards / 125 grams

278 projects

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  • Project created: February 13, 2018
  • Finished: March 3, 2018
  • Updated: March 6, 2018