Woven with 8/2 hemp (40%)/organic cotton (60%) yarn in both the warp and weft, ordered from Gather Textiles.
444 ends at 20 epi for a little over 22 inches in the reed (10 dent, 2 ends/dent). About 19 inches finished width.
Length was about 36″ under tension on the loom including hem. Finished length ~25 inches.
Hems were woven in pattern with 16/2 cotton, machine sewn.
Woven on a Macomber B5A 24″ floor loom (“Joanie”).
I was inspired by “Twill Illusions with Two and Four Blocks” by Freya van Holst Pellekaan, p. 96 in Best of Weaver’s: Twill Thrills (2004).
Basic threading, tie-up, and treadling for 5-end satin blocks is in Handweaving.net #74464.
Warp color progression, right-to-left: 514 ends plus 2 FS:
1. 12 natural
2. 55 green
3. 10 natural
4. 75 red
5. 10 natural
6. 100 gold
7. 10 natural
8. 165 orange
9. 10 natural
10. 55 green
11. 12 natural
FS: 2 (1 on each side)
This was my first project that I started and completed all on my own after taking several weaving classes. I followed the warp color and threading order in the kit (from Halcyon Yarn), but quickly changed up the weft color order and treadling after weaving the first towel.