I wove a tablecloth 15 years ago; I use it almost every day, and it still cheers me up. It bears the text from Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, "Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers." These words were spoken by Juliet's nurse, and I imagine they are slightly scatological. No matter. I still think they make a great tablecloth.
Lately I've had the urge to weave more text, but instead of using a computer font (of which there are many great ones to choose), I thought I'd use my own handwriting. Here's a working sketch; the text is the refrain from the English ballad Scarborough Fair:
My old tablecloth was woven of 10/2 cotton @ 24 epi on 24 shafts. The weave structure is broken 4-end twill. For the new project (a dishtowel), I will use 20/2 cotton @ 44 epi in 5-end satin on 40 shafts.
I'm still weaving on the brown warp. The hem is a few inches of striped satin in green, then there is a border motif in lavender, then the text begins in green: Parsley sage rosemary & thyme.
I don't have much green yarn left, so I think I'll intersperse the lavender motif after each rep of the text to help eke out the green for an entire dishtowel.
That's pretty much the way I cook, too. Throw in whatever's left in the fridge, and it usually comes out OK. No ill cook, I.