Sewing your own tea towels is as easy as making your own napkins. This project only requires the simple sewing skills of knowing how to cut and hem fabric. If you have followed my tutorial on how to sew napkins, then you all ready know how to sew tea towels.
This is a simple project and perfect for anyone wanting to create a handmade home even if you are new to sewing. Some other perfect sewing projects for beginners that I have sewn are…
- Curtain Ties
- Basket Liners
- Curtains
- Jar Covers
- Bowl Covers
- Toddler Blanket
If you are ready to add homemade tea towels to your handmade home, then let’s get started!
What fabric is best to make tea towels?
I used a 100% cotton called homespun. Homespun is not as stiff as quilting cotton which is what most cottons are.
Linen or linen-cotton blends will do nicely as well as flour sack fabric.
How much fabric do I need to make tea towels?
1 yard of fabric will give you 4 tea towels the size of 18″ x 27″.
How many tea towels will this tutorial make?
This makes 4 decent sized tea towels.
How to Sew Tea Towels
You will need…
- 1 Yard of Fabric
- Coordinating Thread
- Sewing Scissors
- Sewing Machine
- Bobbin wound with the coordinating thread
Cut your fabric.
1 yard of fabric will make 4 tea towels so all you need to do is cut the fabric into 4 equal parts. The easiest way to do this is to fold the fabric in half one way and then fold it in half the other way. Crease the folds to give you straight lines to cut along.
Open the fabric up, lay it down flat, and cut along the crease marks to give you 4 pieces of fabric.
Hem the sides.
Hem the sides of each tea towel and you are good to go!
Note:
If you did not prewash your fabric before cutting and sewing, preferably wash it by itself before using. This is especially important if your choice of fabric has red in it like mine does.
Red fabrics tend to bleed the first time they are washed so be careful to wash them by themselves to prevent staining other laundry. If you try to use a tea towel with red in it before washing it, it could bleed red dye out on your hands if it gets wet.
I usually prewash and dry my fabric before a project, but I totally forgot this time. It isn’t a big deal to do it afterwards since this is a simple project and it won’t be a problem if it does end up shrinking a bit in the dryer.
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