I’m making yet another batch of kitchen towels. The way I have my loom set up, I see the back of the pattern when I weave.
The back . . .
I had to use a hand mirror at first, to make sure it was all coming out correctly.
The front . . .
Can you see what’s developing?
That’s lovely. But I can’t help thinking that being a kitchen towel’s a bit of an ignominious fate. Even though I love my kitchen and all that therein is.
I hear that all the time! But it’s a nice beefy cotton, in a light brown color that should hide stains. These towels will hold up fine!
I love your weaving! Amazing. Would love to learn but the last thing I need is another hobby! No time no room! 🤗
Weaving is most definitely cool. Can’t wait to see the other side of these linens (I hesitate to say ‘right’ side because the ‘wrong’ side looks amazing!). 🙂
It’ll be awhile before these are finished–slow going . . .
Worth the wait, I’m sure!
That is cool!
I just dig this all so much . . .
It shows!
This is almost like a Rorschach test. Part of this design looks like a row of carrots to me. Am I crazy or what?
Not crazy–just very perceptive! Stylized carrots and, if you look at the other photos, you might see corn, green onions, eggplants . . . 😀
Yes! Love this!
Soooo cool! 😎😎
I’m loving the eggplants (or aubergines as I would call them)
Thank you! I like the eggplants, too, but they will only be on the first two towels. I am not a purple fan, generally, and I used all the purple thread I had, in the correct weight, to make the first two towels! And I can’t bring myself to buy a whole bunch more, just for a few aubergines!
Love your veggies! Carrots, eggplants, corn. Perfect for a kitchen towel 🙂
I love the veggies, too! I saw this pattern ages ago, when I was too much of a novice to understand how to do it. I’ve made progress!
Such a clever design 🙂 I’m glad you’ve become expert enough to take it on.
Oh Kerry so tempting to pick up another hobby! Temptation!
I resisted this hobby for years . . . and now i just wish I had started sooner!
Everything’s coming up veggies! Lovely. Looking forward to seeing the finished towel.
Yes, my veggie garden is yielding a harvest, and so early in the year!
Way cool is right! Love the pattern and bright rich colors. ~ Sharon
Thanks, Sharon–the colors look great against that natural background. The only one I’m not sure of is the white of the green onions–it may not show up much.
I saw carrots right away – and then later I saw the green row and thought also cucumbers….. You are so clever!! Now that is a kitchen towel 🙂
One of the green rows, the small one, was just experimenting to make sure I had the threading right. But the bigger green row also has white and is green onions! I am getting a huge kick out of these!
So lovely, and so clever!
I can’t take any credit for the cleverness–someone else came up with the pattern. But I am thrilled to have reached stage of weaving where I can pull this technique off!
fun in the kitchen, yes, salad time and hot buttered corn. Yum!
More proof that weaving is magic!
It looks like carrots to me, too.
So cool! 🌶🥕🍆🌽 😍
And such fun to watch the patterns emerge!
Love the colorful vegetable theme! The back side is like looking at a photo negative.
It is! I could fix the loom so I would see the positive on top but it would mean lifting more weight with my legs (yes, confusing, I know) and I don’t want to work that hard!
It looks like SPRING to me, Kerry! So happy and full of life and color. I saw the carrots or what looked like carrots first. Then all the rest of the cheery colors. It’s just beautiful. I have some wonderful towels that get used quite a bit but nothing as nice as those. Love your towels. 😉 How wise to use a mirror to see the topside.
Maybe that’s why I’m getting such a kick out of weaving these–any real gardening is weeks off but I can make corn and onions and carrots right now, on my loom!
So cute! And as always, I am in awe of your selvages – they are so flawless, even where multiple colors are being carried up!
Well . . . . you know I only include the photos where the selvedges look good, right? But I am a little vain about them, truth be told!
Carrots! Oh what fun. You’re so clever.
I can’t take credit fo any cleverness–someone else came up with the patterns for the veggies. I just now got the confidence, as a weaver, to give this technique a whirl.
Lovely design with a great theme for a kitchen towel!
Yes! You can use the same technique to make small flowers or trees instead of the veggies but the veggies just seem right!
What’s better than kitchen towels with veggies on them? Not much!
I knew you’d like these! You grow veggies your way and I’ll do it my way . . . 😉
Wow! I wove those patterns in a workshop and really had trouble. I know that you are a lot more patient than I am and they are going to be wonderful. And to those who say it’s too much work for a hand towel – – – as I age I want to sue and make beautiful things! No matter the cost, no matter how precious!
After the first time I wove the carrots and corn, I cut that piece off and wet finished it . . . and it was very elongated and just not right. So, now I am beating very hard and changed the pattern a little. It all gets easier but the corn is the worst, with three shuttles. I agree with you wholeheartedly about using pretty things that please us–life’s too short not to!
I love it. The design is beautiful. Seeing your posts almost makes me want to take up weaving – though I don’t think that I’d have to patience to do it well.
It’s funny, the different things we each have patience for. I would not have the patience for, say, doing counted cross stitch or, like you, testing recipes. And yet the weaving seems worth it to me . . .
Cool. Definitely cool. 🙂
Really, really cool in my book!
Delightful design! PS. I love the kitchen towel you made for me.
Thanks, on both counts! I hope the towel is holding up well!
Who figures out the math/geometry of weaving? Fascinating. – Oscar
A lot of weaving patterns and structures are ancient, since weaving is ancient. Now, there are on-line databases, as well as old-fashioned books, that give details. And software, so contemporary weavers can try out new ideas. The veggie patterns on these towels were in an old issue of Handwoven magazine. Not much new under the sun!
I love this design and those gorgeous colours too!
I like the colors, too–I tried some yarn with less saturated versions of the colors but they didn’t have any visual oomph!
Oh my! I luv this! The rabbits are hopping everywhere, here in our little TX place. It must have been a good year to expand their little bunny families! You are one creative lady!!!
Thanks! We can’t grow veggies yet–still way too cold–but I can weave them!
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Very cool. Never occurred to me you’d only see the back — but now it makes sense.
I could set the loom up so I’d see the front but it would mean that, where I know press a treadle and lift 1 shaft, I’d press that treadle and lift 7–lots harder work!
Your weaving arts are always lovely, but these colors! What a wonderful towels this will be.
I have to push myself to use more color! My comfort zone is blue and white . . . but I am enjoying some these brights!
Are you using a frame loom? These are great designs! Check out the frame loom I created with a packing bar, warp spacer, and double heddle built in! https://designson9th.com/2017/07/10/the-quickest-easiest-diy-frame-loom-youll-ever-use/
I use a 12-shaft floor loom–meets all my needs!