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:

• 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. If you would like these colors, simply order the kit above. If you would like to choose your own colors, please see our 8/2 Cotton page to view the options. Then return to this page, order the kit, and tell us your five colors in the box above.