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Towel Toppers
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Towel
Toppers |
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Colorful and
vibrant towel toppers hang from cupboard pulls,
towel bars,
and oven door handles.
Functional, fashionable, and great gifts for
family and
friends. Click on the image to the right to see a video about towel
toppers -- or refer to the written instructions below. |
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Supplies needed:
**1/4 yard medium-weight fabric (duck cloth, light canvas, heavy cotton,
denim, etc.)
**Cutaway stabilizer
**1 kitchen or hand towel
**3/4 inch button for large topper, 1/2 inch button for small topper
**Needle & thread for hand-sewing
**Snap tape or Velcro
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Any medium-weight fabric works well for a towel topper. Examples are duck
cloth, denim, medium-to-heavy weight cotton, washable felt, etc.
For this example, we're using a heavy 100% woven cotton.
Hoop the fabric with a piece of cutaway stabilizer. |
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Embroider the design. Be sure to
experiment with different colors to match your home decor. |
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After you have finished embroidering the
design, trim around the design closely and carefully. Leave a 1" tab
at the bottom -- this is where the towel will be attached. |
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Measure the snap tape so that
the snaps are evenly distributed on the 1" tab at the bottom of
the topper, with a snap on each end.
You can also use Velcro.
Leave 1/4 inch of snap tape on either side to fold under for a neat
finish. |
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Pin the snap tape (or Velcro) into place,
fold under the ends for a neat finish, and sew to the tab. |
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Trim the excess fabric beneath
the snap tape away. |
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Cut a kitchen or hand
towel in half, horizontally. |
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Pleat the hemmed edge of the
towel into box pleats, so that the pleated end is the same
width as the topper. |
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Sew the box pleats into
place. |
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Sew the other side of
the snap tape (or Velcro) to the back of the towel. |
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Using a craft knife and cutting pad, cut
a slit through the buttonhole, being careful not to cut any satin
stitches. |
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Fold the tab to the backside of the
topper, and mark where the button should be placed. |
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Sew a button to the back of the topper. When sewing, make sure
that the stitches don't go through to the front of the embroidery;
try to keep them between the fabric and stabilizer. |
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Wrap the tab of the topper around a
towel bar or oven door handle, anywhere you need a towel. |
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Attach the towel into place. Enjoy this
fashionable and functional project! |
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