Tropical Twill Stripes Towels

Tropical Twill Stripes Towels
Designed by Karen Tenney for Long Thread Media.

Bring a splash of sunshine to your loom with the Tropical Twill Stripes Towels! This colorful and refreshing weaving kit includes all the yarns you need to create a set of vibrant, island-inspired towels.

Designed with alternating stripes of crisp white plain weave and rich, closely sett 3/1 twill, these towels offer both texture and contrast in a fun, rhythmic warp-faced design. The bold color palette evokes breezy tropical vibes—perfect for brightening up your kitchen or gifting a touch of handmade summer cheer.

Weave structure:  twill

Yarns: 8/2 Aurora Earth 100% cotton

Equipment: 8 or 6-shaft loom; 10 dent reed; 19" weaving width; 1 shuttle

Finished size: four generous sized kitchen towels 16" x 25.5" each (***note: the pattern specifies two towels on 2.75 yard warp but we've supplied enough yardage to make four towels on a 5 yard warp)

Instructions needed: Winning-Towels-Handwovens-21st-Century-Towel-Contest available from Long Thread Media.

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

Photo by Matt Graves complements of Long Thread Media