Swedish Lace Towels

Swedish lace is a lovely weave structure for these towels.

You will have a stockpile of towels for holiday gift giving along with plenty for your own kitchen!

This weaving kit includes all the yarns needed to weave these Swedish Lace Towels that were designed by Vicki Tardy for Handwoven Jan/Feb 2006.

There are three drafts included in the instructions with alternate treadling ideas for unlimited possibilities.

Weave structure:  Swedish lace

Yarns: Aurora Earth 8/2 100% cotton Natural.

Finished size: thirteen towels 15" x 18" hemmed

Equipment needed: 4-shaft loom; 16 epi; 20" weaving width; 8-dent reed; 1 shuttle.

Instructions needed: Best of Handwoven: Top Ten Dish Towels on Four Shaft eBook available from Long Thread Media. Sold separately. 

Originally published in Handwoven Jan/Feb 2006

Photos by Joe Coca