Do you love the look of vintage fabrics? They were the inspiration for these towels, woven in cheery stripes. Four colors of 8/2 unmercerized cotton make up the warp, with a single color for the weft. The structure alternates bands of a point twill with with plain weave, with easy-to remember threading and treadling sequences. The kit makes 4 towels, each approximately 15" x 22". They can be machine washed and dried.

You will need:

• 1 tube each of 5 colors of 8/2B cotton
• 18" weaving width
• 8 harnesses
• 10-dent reed
• 359 heddles
• boat shuttle and bobbin

The Feed Sack Towels were woven using 8/2B Cotton in colors 431 Yellow, 5214 Magenta, 1152 Dark Green, 4272 Blue, and 101 White.

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