Design Challenge: Two Radically Different Towels on One Warp

With this project, designer Jennifer E. Kwong set out to create two designs on the same warp that look completely different from each other, while working only from stash. Her plan was working beautifully—that is, until she ran into a problem with the second design. Luckily, she was sampling and was able to change course before it was too late. Read more about what happened and how she recovered, and get ready to weave one or both of these towels yourself. Please enjoy this subscriber bonus project from Handwoven Fall 2025.—Handwoven editors

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About the Be Our Guest Hand Towels

The Fall 2025 issue’s color palette provided the perfect opportunity to experiment with a tube of rusty red chenille I’d found at a thrift store. I originally planned to weave a matching pair of towels, but I find it incredibly boring to weave duplicates.