#i cannor stress enough my love of 8/2 cotton

[saltpixiefibercraft]

Hello! I have been admiring your lovely weaving for a while now, it’s all truly stunning! On your most recent post about dish towels, your tags about how much nicer they are intrigued me, I was wondering what you make them out of?

I would assume cotton, but I’ve always had issues with how not nice it is when I knit dishcloths with it. Like, it gets kinda rough and hard almost, and also the color fades really, really fast. Tho I have only ever used Lily cotton, so it might just be that brand?

Thank you so much!! It's all so much fun, and I love sharing it (i'm so sorry this took so long to reply to,,,, I literally forgot about ask boxes on this hellsite MY BAD)

All my dishtowels are made from 8/2 cotton that I get from the Eugene Textile Center online. And I know exactly which cotton you are referencing here, I've used it in the past and had the same issues with texture and color you mention. I think part of the problem with that brand is the level of twist and how mass produced it is, a lot of the quality on batches of it have gone wayyyyy down these past few years.

My favorite thing about the Maurice Brassard 8/2 cotton is that not only does the color stay super well, after weaving and finishing, with every time it gets washed and dried it only gets softer and more absorbent which I love. My mother has been abusing a set I made her for about a year now and they have held up beautifully. And I'm talking just tossing these towels in general loads of laundry, machine washer and dryer. They hold up So Well.

#replies from the fold #i cannor stress enough my love of 8/2 cotton #it has THE RANGE #colors #versatility #STRENGTH