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Kollam Towels

Project Type Towels
Categories Rigid-Heddle
Collections Little Looms Winter 2025
Techniques Plain Weave, Clasped Weft or Warp, Textured Weaves, Pick-Up, Double Heddle
Heddle Width 21
Author Anne Merrow
Format Project/Pattern

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Anne’s in-laws live in a part of India known for its lush, tropical climate (with humidity to match). Unassuming and thirsty, Kerala towels are generally plain weave in white cotton with a few stripes or decorations to distinguish them. Waffle-weave versions spotted on a recent trip gave Anne the idea to weave a set of towels: one in traditional plain weave with clasped-weft accents, and the other with simple waffle-weave pick-up.

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