| The Warp | 6-ply Cotton Twine Liina, tex 30×6, 1 kg = approx. 5300 m, Suomen Lanka |
| Warp | width 42,2 cm density 2,5 threads/cm amount of warp ends 169 + 4 length 10 m amount of warp yarn needed 325 g |
| Reed | 40/1 |
| Weave | Overshot |
| The weft | Poppana cotton bias |
Weaving instructions
Leave 8 – 10 cm for the fringe on both ends. Start and finish the runner by shooting a few throws with 6-ply cotton twine.
The background weft was light grey. There are two different shades of gray in this runner. They can be seen in the pictures, but they are not given in the weaving instructions.
WEAVE
6 cm tabby light gray
border 1 dusty rose
1 cm tabby
border 2 old rose
1 cm tabby
border 3 dusty rose
6 cm tabby
border 1 dusty rose
2 cm tabby
border 1 cocoa brown
1 cm tabby
border 1 cocoa brown
4 cm tabby
border 1 cocoa brown
1 cm tabby
border 4 old rose
1 cm tabby
border 3 cocoa brown
4 cm tabby
border 1 dusty rose
1 cm tabby
border 2 old rose
1 cm tabby
border 3 dusty rose
4 cm tabby
border 1 dusty rose
1 cm tabby
border 1 cocoa brown
1 cm tabby
border 1 cocoa brown
1 cm tabby
border 4 old rose = the middle
Weave the other end of the towel as a mirror image. Weave border 1 instead of border 2 and vice versa. The woven length is 125 cm.
Amount of warp yarn needed
Poppana cotton bias,
width 10 mm, Poppanavakka
2204 light gray 405 g
5206 old rose 70 g
7205 dusty rose 25 g
7803 cocoa brown 25 g
Finishing
Tie the warp threads with overhand knots. Cut the fringes to an even length.
