Karen writes:
<<Why is it that tea towels seem to be the most frequently woven objects
today? Why not real lengths of cloth for clothing? >>
I can sell dish towels locally at a consignment shop. Finding a place
to sell handwoven clothing, supposing I was adept at designing and
sewing such (I'm not) is a whole 'nuther story.
There's nothing 'unreal' about weaving towels. They're a GREAT way to
try out a new loom and new weave structures (my first warp on the
Schacht was for summer & winter, which I had never done, dishtowels).
You can put as long a warp on for towels as for anything else--two 21.5
yard warps in October last year for me, for example. They use less
material per finished item, so they don't cost as much to weave. The
finishing is easy, even if you handhem like I do. And they make
fabulous gifts.
But the #1 reason why I weave lots of towels is that I LOVE using them!
I have no store-bought dish towels anymore excpet a couple old ratty
ones that are used to mop up spills that might stain (and they're kept
on TOP of the pile of handwoven towels so that family members won't grab
the good ones by accident :)
I've also woven cloth yardage, and it's certainly satisfying. But with
my collection of 8/2 cotton, the resulting cloth is a little heavy, and
I'm not much of a sewer and my machine is old (doesn't reverse anymore,
bother!) and there's not too many patterns suitable for handwoven cloth
and I don't know how long that yardage will sit there before someone
sews it up. I guess I keep hoping the good sewing fairy will come along
and make it up for me :)
I'm hoping to be able to buy some new yarns this year, in sizes smaller
than 8/2, but I'm still working on a mill end pack I bought in about
1990, and don't have a lot of shelving for holding more cones. So, dish
towels are still my personal choice for using up 8/2 cotton.
But I have another handspun handwoven shawl percolating in the back of
my head, along with a handspun handknit shawl that would 'echo' the
woven one's weave structure, just for the fun of it.
Hmmmm, why don't people use their looms to weave 'real' yarn like
handspun more often? <g>
Holly
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