I wanted to weave a linen towel but with this design the linen weft didn’t work well, so I changed to cotton and was well pleased. This can be woven on a 4 shaft loom also—Davison has many patterns.
MAFA2021-018
Weaver
Linda George
Source
Traditional design, from a class by Tom Knisely, "Multiple Structures on a Straight 8 Threading"
Yarn
warp: 20/2 linen; weft: 8/2 cotton (pattern), 16/2 cotton (plain weave/tabby)
EPI
24
Purpose
Towels
Guild
Fredericksburg Spinners and Weavers Guild
Collection
MAFA 2021 Towel Exchange
# of shafts
8
Weave Name
Monk's Belt
Weave Category
Twill Compound elements
