Towels and potholders are part of the kitchen interior, those accessories that enhance its brightness and originality. Especially if you sewed these textile products with your own hands.
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DIY Kitchen Towels: Tips for the Housewife
When making this type of product yourself, you should consider:
- colors;
- textile;
- holder type;
- manufacturing technique;
- and, of course, the dimensions.
Recommended Kitchen Towel Sizes
You can make towels of any size and shape. However, there are a few standard options.
Experienced housewives opt for a rectangular piece of fabric 30x60cm or 40x70cm. Please note that to create such towels, you need to cut the material with a margin of 0.5-1 cm for the seam on each side.
However, sometimes the gap is neglected. If you are going to decorate the edges with tape, fabric of a different shade, knitted lace, you do not need to include a size reserve.
In matters of shape and size, it is better to adhere to accepted standards, showing your individuality and creativity in the selection of shades, material, decor, and type of holder.
Decorating Kitchen Towels: Suitable Artistic Techniques
Here it is permissible to show imagination. There are several most common handicraft techniques that are appropriate in this case.
- Embroidery
Beautiful Kitchen Towels with Embroidery
Satin stitch, cross stitch, ribbon stitches are good options. The main thing is to choose sufficiently strong and durable threads of harmonious shades, find or invent a pattern.
The color of the embroidery should match the fabric from which the towel is made. And with the color scheme of the kitchen interior. With the shades of the tiles on the walls, furniture fittings, tablecloths and curtains.
Any design is acceptable, but the most common ones are: plant motifs, ethnic ornaments, images of vegetables, fruits, and animals.
- Patchwork
Patchwork is the creation of textiles from individual scraps. Masters of this technique make entire paintings this way. And although turning a kitchen towel into a work of art seems impractical, it is quite acceptable to decorate it a little in this way, giving it individuality.
For example, you can make a multi-colored edging along the edge. This looks unusual and attractive, makes the towel more durable. A good solution is to make a decorative and practical holder from scraps.
- Crochet
Towel edging with lace border
A hook is a versatile tool with a wide range of possibilities. In this case, you can use it to make a spectacular lace edging for a towel, a reliable and beautiful holder. It is only important to choose good threads that are strong enough, do not fade and match the color of other elements of the kitchen design.
Neat, elegant, unusual decoration of kitchen accessories with your own hands can give the room additional coziness and originality.
Original and convenient towel holder
A holder is the element with which a towel is hung on a specially provided hook or handle. It can be a simple loop made of the same fabric as the towel itself. But there are other, more unusual and bright options.
For example, you can make a holder as a finished composition from scraps. In the form of a cat's face, a bouquet of flowers, a teapot. It is possible to knit this element from colored woolen threads. This will increase its strength and reliability. And so on. Here you are limited only by your imagination.
Choosing Fabric for a Practical Towel
A kitchen towel should absorb moisture well, be easy to wash, and be durable. Natural linen and cotton best meet these criteria.
A comparison of these materials is given in the table.
| flax | cotton | |
| Features of care | wash in gentle cycle at 30-40°C | wash on gentle cycle at 30°C |
| Strength level | 2 times higher than cotton | high |
| Ability to absorb moisture | very high | very high |
Linen looks more comfortable, but the properties of the finished textile product depend not only on the selected raw material. Both cotton and linen are used to make different types of fabric: smooth, waffle, terry.
In the area where food is prepared, it is better to use the last two options, they absorb moisture more effectively.
- Waffle materials
The waffle towel has even squares over its entire surface, improving hygroscopicity.
They are cotton fabric with a surface of characteristic squares. The hygroscopicity of such textiles is slightly higher than that of its closest competitors, as is its strength.
- Terry materials
Soft and light terry towels will find application in any kitchen
They resemble fine pile, are made of cotton or linen, often with the addition of synthetics. Thanks to the latter, they are easier to wash.
It is up to you to decide which material to choose to create stylish accessories for your kitchen.
Decorate your home, sew original and interesting kitchen towels with your own hands!
