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Gallery: Hobbit Tea Towels

Inspired by Tolkien's works
All five hobbit towels
All five hobbit towels		 Yarn selection, first round
Yarn selection, first round		 Yarn selection, second round
Yarn selection, second round		 Yarn selection, round 3
Yarn selection, round 3
Yarn selection, final
Yarn selection, final		 Warp chains
Warp chains		 Reed sleyed, ready to thread the heddles
Reed sleyed, ready to thread the heddles		 Threaded and tied onto back apron rod
Threaded and tied onto back apron rod
Beaming the warp 1
Beaming the warp 1		 Beaming the warp 2
Beaming the warp 2		 Beamed warp, from the back
Beamed warp, from the back 		Header woven in to spread the warp
Header woven in to spread the warp
Hemstitching the first towel
Hemstitching the first towel		 Weaving the plaid
Weaving the plaid		 End of first towel, spacer weft, start of 2nd towel
End of first towel, spacer weft, start of 2nd towel		 end of second towel
end of second towel
thrums
thrums		 plaid towel, before washing
plaid towel, before washing		 striped towel, before washing
striped towel, before washing		 plaid towel, washed and dried
plaid towel, washed and dried
striped towel, washed and dried
striped towel, washed and dried		 Finished towels
Finished towels		 Finished plaid towel
Finished plaid towel		 Finished striped towel, showing hem
Finished striped towel, showing hem
Loom warped for lace towels
Loom warped for lace towels		 Lace towel warp tied onto front apron rod 1
Lace towel warp tied onto front apron rod 1		 Lace towel warp tied onto front apron rod 2
Lace towel warp tied onto front apron rod 2		 Lace towel, before washing, showing weft floats
Lace towel, before washing, showing weft floats
Lace towel, before washing, showing warp floats
Lace towel, before washing, showing warp floats		 Lace towels, washed
Lace towels, washed		 Lace towel 1, woven with warp colors
Lace towel 1, woven with warp colors		 Lace towel 2, woven with lt yellow and dark green
Lace towel 2, woven with lt yellow and dark green
Lace towel 3, woven with warp gold and dark green
Lace towel 3, woven with warp gold and dark green		 Hobbit potholder
Hobbit potholder 		Hobbit potholders
Hobbit potholders		 Seed cake
Seed cake
Helpful cat 02
Helpful cat 02		 Helpful cat 03
Helpful cat 03		 Helpful cat 01
Helpful cat 01

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