Waffle weave towels

Rigid Heddle Waffle Weave Towels

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By Carrie MillerWaffle weave is created with a point-twill threading pattern. Floats around the outside edge of each square create depth. I wove this fabric on 4 shafts; the more shafts used, the deeper the cells will be. The waffle weave structure is commonly used for towels because the fabric is absorbent and airy. The Wolf Pup is the perfect width for weaving towels! Here, we used 8/2 unmercerized cotton for an absorbent fabric.When the waffle weave fabric comes off of the loom and is…

I love weaving on my Rigid Heddle Loom and I love making towels! Stripes, plaid, checkered and now waffle weave! You can’t imagine how excited I was when I realized that waffle weave can be a…

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So, the blogosphere and socialmediasphere for weavers and fiber folks has been swirling with the scent of waffles. So to speak. I’ve been catching glimpses of Waffle Weave in from four to eig…

Today's towel is a 4-shaft waffle weave. The top photo is unwashed and the bottom photo is washed. What a difference! Under tension on the loom the waffle cells don't show up very well but as soon as the tension is released, you get these nice regular waffle cells. Then, when the fabric is washed it really shrinks and you get these more irregular cells. On this towel, the width on the loom was 15 inches and after washing it was 11 inches, or shrinkage of about 25%. When calculating your…

Download this pdf that includes a pattern for weaving these beautiful waffle weave towels by Rosalie Neilson.

Weaving waffle weave hand towels. I have just finished a set of hand towels in waffle weave. I love this weave structure. Here is the draw down. I have used green, red, blue and white to show the structure clearly. It is woven using seven shafts. Drawdown for 7 shaft waffle weave hand towels. Warp: 8/2 cotton in three colours, natural, light green and dark green. Weft: 8/2 cotton in three colours, natural, light green and dark green. Sett: 24 epi Total number of warp ends: 589 ends. The…