Design Challenge: Coordinating Dishtowels on a Napkin Warp

What do you do when you weave napkins—and love them so much you want to keep going on the same warp with a set of towels or other linens? That's the question designer Malynda Allen took on after she wove a set of floral-inspired napkins. Here's how she experimented with options for her coordinating towels idea, and how you can weave these gorgeous towels yourself. Please enjoy this subscriber bonus project from Handwoven Summer 2025.—Handwoven editors

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About the Floral Bouquet Towels

After designing my Floral Bouquet Napkins for the Summer 2025 issue of Handwoven, I decided to weave some towels on the same warp. My goal was to weave towels that coordinated with the napkins rather than matching them—I wanted to try options for patterning, borders, colors, and fibers.