This is a quick shot of the first of my new batch of dish towels on the loom. I'm using my tried and true Turned Taquete technique, but as usual I didn't think it through.
I had planned for a checkerboard effect with the taupe/gray background and multicolor checks. I warped the gray areas in the solid color with no contrast. And I had hoped to isolate the color squares with gray all around. But. To do that, I needed to alternate gray/color/gray/color. Instead, I alternated color/color.
This makes for a nice variety of colors overall, but my intended result is not happening.
My next idea is to use this technique for placemats. I will probably order 5/2 cotton for the warp and sett it pretty close at about 24 epi I think. And maybe use 10/2 cotton for the weft. We'll see.
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iowaweaver 
Isn’t it amazing how the details of something that we’ve done many times suddenly slip from our minds? Then later it’s all so obvious. Sigh.
The towels are lovely regardless.
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