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Plain weave is anything but plain when woven in Mallo. The thick-and-thin nature of this cotton slub creates an elegant, delicate texture, even in the simplest of weaves. Slightly thicker than many weaving yarns, Mallo weaves up quickly on both rigid heddle and multi-shaft looms. Sturdy, soft, and absorbent, Mallo is perfect for towels, napkins, and washcloths as well as lightweight blankets, scarves, and shawls.
The varying thickness adds nice texture to a pattern. I recently used it as the warp in an 8-shaft, leafy pattern for a pair of kitchen towels (Handweaving.net #80362). Gorgeous yarn!
I love the texture of the Mallo slub yarns. I converted a pattern for napkins in fir and lichen to kitchens towels and the color contrast is very nice.
I used four colors of Mallo (to weave kitchen towels for my two sisters, warping for two towels on a Schacht flip 20" rigid heddle (using a 12-dent heddle), with the warp using four colors, and the weft for each towel using two of the four--but not the same two colors, so each towel on the same warp was slightly different. Since Gist first came out with Mallo, I have purchased a number of the colors on different occasions. I realized I had all but four of the colors, so I decided to see how many different combinations of four colors I could do of my same towel design before I ran out of Mallo. I have woven 22 towels (and depleted my stash of Mallo), but I have yet to come up with a color combination that I have not liked. It has been so much fun to see how all the different color combinations work together, and the towels are so soft, absorbent, and bright. I can't wait to stock up again!
Mallo is a breeze to weave with, and the soft, slub texture is unlike any other yarn I’ve ever used. Like everyone else, I vote for more colors, please!
This is such a lovely fiber to work with and the finished product has a beautiful feel
And drape!!
