Waffle Weave Kitchen Towels

Planning Details
  • EPI: 24
  • # ends: 457
  • Finished size: 32″x12.5″
  • Size on the loom: 40″x19″
  • # of towels: 4 (+1 shorty)
  • Warp: 3192 yards
  • Weft: 3024 yards
Tools and Equipment
  • Nilus Leclerc 45″ Jack loom
  • Reed: 12 dent (2/dent)
Yarn
  • 8/2 Cotton (Maurice Brassard)
    • Vert nil (1934) x1
    • Peche (1525) x1
    • Chambray (368) x1
    • Naturel (100) x3
Additional Notes
  • Estimated shrinkage: 35% (width and length)
  • Actual shrinkage: 20%
  • Started and ended threading on shaft 3
    • This keeps the float length at the edges minimal
  • 1″ hems for each towel
  • After hem, weave 6″ natural, 11″ stripe section, 23″ natural
Resources
  • Draft is from Iowa Weaver’s Blog post “Waffling Around”: https://iowaweaver.blog/2019/11/21/waffling-around/
  • Following the advice in the blog post linked above to start and end threading on shaft 3, I developed a calculator to test if your desired number of ends will, indeed, start and end on shaft 3. Check it out here!
Status

Complete

Date Started

2024

Date Finished

May 1, 2024

Craft

Weaving