How to sew a towel

Whatever design is used to decorate a modern kitchen, none of the options will be complete without a small but irreplaceable detail - a towel. Wipe your hands and washed dishes, cover a freshly baked cake, decorate the warmest room of the house - textiles are truly irreplaceable!

Even a novice craftswoman is able to master the production of things that are so necessary in the household.

What you will need to make your own

The minimum required set looks like this:

• a small amount of suitable fabric;
• sewing machine (you can do it manually if you don’t have one - the amount of sewing is small);
• threads, pins, scissors;
• if desired, decorative elements: ribbons, sewing, buttons, braid, etc.

A kitchen towel will have to take on a lot, and the fabric will get washed often. Therefore, practicality is its necessary quality.

ADVICE! Colorful colors are ideal - inevitable stains will be less noticeable.

Best of all, they cope with the main requirements - absorb moisture well and dry quickly cotton and waffle towels. The latter are also a variant of cotton fabric. But, thanks to special processing, they are more hygroscopic: tiny squares do an excellent job of this. Both linen and thin terry cloth are possible.

IMPORTANT! Linen towels will gain the desired softness only after several washes. Until then, they can take on the “ceremonial” function.

Sew a kitchen towel

Let's take a step-by-step look at how to sew your own kitchen towel.

• When cutting a product, you need to decide on the shape and size. The standard option is a rectangle 30x60 cm. If desired you can make a towel of any shape: oval, round, trapezoidal (with a holder).

ADVICE! Natural fabrics shrink, and it is better to wash the cut in hot water before cutting.

• Having decided on the sizes, add about a centimeter for allowances. Then carefully measure and cut along the contour.
• Now carefully bend the edges: twice half a centimeter, as it should iron. To secure, you can use pins or sweep.

ADVICE! Got an edge on one of the edges? It is better to cut a small strip of fabric in this place so that all folds have the same thickness.

• Having defined the edges, we sew regular seam.

A simple towel is ready. You can limit yourself to sewing a loop (from the edge of the fabric, braid or ribbon), but it’s better to use your imagination!

Decorating a towel

IMPORTANT! From decorative elements, you need to choose shedding-resistant threads, appliqués, and braid. Otherwise, the very first wash will ruin the whole look.

• Regular rectangular product can be made into a roll, fixed with two buttons (preferably plastic). In this form it is convenient to place it on various holders.
• Applications - an easy way to create a small home masterpiece.In addition to ready-made applications, designs cut from pieces of fabric are suitable. Having processed along the contour with a zigzag, we attach them to the main fabric of the product.
• A towel used in the kitchen is an excellent field for experimentation. for the beginning embroiderer. Feel free to practice seams and patterns on it, gaining mastery!
• Suitable for finishing edges of products sewing, thread tassels. You can also practice crocheting the edges.