Cottonwood Leaf Towels
This kit includes all the yarns needed to weave these Cottonwood Leaf Towels that were designed by Sharon Alderman for Handwoven Jan/Feb 1998 page 31 and 73.
The graceful curve of a cottonwood leaf inspired this undulating twill pattern. Warp and weft colors reflect the leaves, bark and twigs of a cottonwood tree in early spring.
Weave structure: undulating twill with straight twill borders
Yarns: Aurora Earth 8/2 cottons.
Note: some yarns have been substituted due to availability
Equipment needed: 8 shaft loom; width in reed 17 3/4; 12 dent reed
Finished size: four towels 15.5” x 24.5” with rolled hems
Sett: epi 24; ppi 18
Instructions needed: Handwoven's Top Ten Towels On Eight Shafts: A Project Collection or Handwoven January/February 1998 from Long Thread Media for complete instructions. Purchased separately.