Cinque Terre Towels

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You're going to love the softness of Monte Cristo! It is a lofty, 100% combed cotton boucle yarn and perfect for a dye project!

This weaving kit includes all the yarns needed to weave these Cinque Terre Towels that were designed by Yvonne Ellsworth for Easy Weaving with Little Looms Summer 2022, pages 36-27 and 48.

This kit comes with all the Monte Cristo Natural yarns needed plus Caterpillar Cotton for the accent stripes.  You can choose to dye the yarns for the accent stripes, or you can weave with our Caterpillar Cottons which are already dyed.  We have included enough yarns for either option.  

Read more about dyeing Monte Cristo in Yvonne Ellsworths Dye Project Article in Little Looms Spring 2022 issue page 18.

Fabric Description: plain weave 

Yarns: Monte Cristo and Caterpillar Cottons

Equipment needed: Rigid Heddle Loom; 20" weaving width; 5 dent reed; 2 stick shuttles

Finished size:  17" × 22" each

Instructions needed:  Easy Weaving with Little Looms Summer 2022 from Long Thread Media.

This kit includes all yarns needed to weave these towels.  The pattern can be found in the Little Looms magazine noted above.  You will need to purchase this magazine if you don't already own a copy.

Photos by Matt Graves