Rapunzel’s long, beautiful braid . . .
has been transformed into several yards of fabric.
I will tell you more about the pattern sampler and six dishtowels that appeared, as if by magic, from the braid, but I can’t resist sharing a peek with you now!
Love Those "Hands at Home" 
I was actually multi tasking here, with projects from all different nature, a garden calling out for some clean up now the snow melts and a dog-with-attitude who wants a walk…but I stopped in my tracks when I saw your post ‘rolling in’….sigh, what a good moment to just stop and indulge! Cannot wait to see and hear more about it. Razpunzel rocks! xo Johanna
“Rapunzel rocks”–you sound so very American! Thanks for stopping and looking and being so sweet, Johanna!
Well…strange as it may sound, but I really feel very American, must be because I feel so at ease and at home! And despite my own-stumbling-over-English-as-my-second-language on a daily base, I love the special creativeness with words/ language in Anglo-American English…does that make sense at all????
Magic and your crafty hands together give us these wonderful towels. Are you using linen. cotton, or not willing to give away your secrets?
I have no secrets from you! 😉 The thread is actually a mix of cotton and linen called “cottolin” (which my spellcheck wants to change to cotillion!) I like this mix a lot–it’s beefy and absorbent and easy to weave with.
Yes, I see they sell it at various places online 🙂
Breathtaking!
Thanks! 🙂
My hands are simply twitching! They long to touch and stroke and turn – to feel the texture, the weight, the fabric. My nose wants to smell the new-fabric smell and my eyes want to follow the track of a single thread …… Beautiful, beautiful work Kerry. I should like to be your first customer 🙂
I wonder if I’ll ever decide to sell any of this. Probably, but it’s sort of a scary prospect! I do have to say that touching the woven product, the actual fabric, is very appealing. Thread just seems so insubstantial but, then, the fabric is quite heavy and lush–fascinating!
Wow, wow, wow! Rapunzel grows hair fast and transforms it into something really wonderful. Great tease, let’s see the goods lady!
You’re so sweet! When I do roll out “the goods,” as a way to post when I’m otherwise engaged and can’t do more substantive posts, you’ll see so much of these you’ll say, “enough already”!
Beautiful color!
Thanks–playing with different colors was part of the fun with this project!
Excellent job! Awaiting the rest…………..
Soon . . . it’ll be another week or so. Thanks for being interested!
I can’t wait to see more. Like Pauline, I want to feel them.
They feel really nice! The fiber is a mix of cotton and linen and the towels are pretty heavy and have this nice loft. It’s amazing to me . . .
What I see is beautiful!! Can’t wait for the next show and tell!!
A beautiful transformation.
Thanks–it seems like a special kind of magic.
Beautiful colours how clever! 🙂
The background color was simply unbleached cotton/linen, which meant I could play around with different accents–it was fun!
And very effective so pretty and subtle too love them!
I am truly amazed at how this was possible and eagerly await further details.
Oh, there will be details! Thanks for being interested!
Lovely towels and sampler, Kerry! Isn’t it fun to see so many variations on one warp?
It is! The sampler was so interesting to do and then to be able to change the tie-up and get even more patterns. I learned quite a lot from the whole undertaking, and that’s really my goal at this stage.
Wow, beautiful, can’t wait to see more!
Hi, Cathy–thanks for coming by! I’m a new-ish weaver so I still get very excited about all this!
My goodness, those are beautiful! Your work is so delicate and pretty. A real combination of art and craft.
Thanks, Phil! The patterns look delicate but I honestly think these dishtowels are going to be very sturdy and practical–love that combination!
Looking good, I can see you are having a great time experimenting with twill and colour.
I AM having a great time, Jean–right now structure and pattern seems to intrigue me more than color, although it certainly was fun to put those bands of color in there.
I’m waiting……
It’s so nice of you to care! It’ll be another week or so but then you’ll get so much info you’ll scream, “uncle”!
Can hardly wait!
Soon! Well, pretty soon. 😉
Those patterns are gorgeous, and I am a sucker for the red white and blue combo 🙂
I love that color combo, too. Or just red and white or blue and white–they seem so traditional and authentic to me.
And a lovely braid it is. Greying, but then again so many of us are…LOL. You weave, and that’s one thing I have never done, but wish for in the future. How beautiful those towels are.
Jen
Thanks, Jen! I always said I would NEVER take up weaving–I just didn’t need one more creative outlet. But then I took a course with my husband and, boom, I was hooked!