A Pair of Towels Inspired by the Love of Purple

A stash filled with purple yarns and the desire to use them in a randomly striped towel warp led Christina Garton, editor of Easy Weaving with Little Looms, to develop her Rule of Three warping method.

Read on to learn more about this project, developed exclusively for the Summer 2026 issue of Handwoven, or head to the library to access the project PDF. Please enjoy this subscriber bonus project from the Summer 2026 collection.—Handwoven editors

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About the Rule of Three Towels

For as long as I can remember, I have been a purple person. If I can buy something in purple, I’m going to do it: clothes, accessories, household items, and, of course, yarn. Recently while organizing my yarn stash, I realized I had a plethora of purple 8/2 cottons in various tints, tones, and shades.