Friday, December 12, 2008

Tea Towels

Isn't this cute? I made it recently, from a flour sack towel (thanks, NM Tea Lover!). Flour sack towels are my fave. I love how they don't get full of lint and how they dry quickly.

I was inspired by some tea towels I saw recently at ANTHROPLOGIE. At $18 per towel, I thought, "I can do that myself!" Well, this is a happy ending. Not all of those thoughts end happily. Ha! Mine isn't quite as fancy as ANTHROPOLOGIE, but I do love it.

First, I used disappearing ink (sold at sewing stores) to sketch my teacup.


Then I used the sewing machine to embroidery. I was going for the whimsical, imprecise line drawing look. I went round it twice, to give it an extra bit of color. I finished by adorning the top and bottom hems with ric-rac.
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11 comments:

  1. Angela McRae7:03 AM

    What an adorable - and doable! - idea! I love the way you did your embroidery. Cool!

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  2. Lady Katherine7:12 AM

    How great! Love the tea towel! I still do not how to embroidery on machine, all by hand! Love the tea cup! I want to make napkins, soon. I have a tea swap sister and going to send your strawberries and cream tea to her, with info.

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  3. LADY JANE7:29 AM

    Oh no..I feel I am five years old and have peeked in the presents..you see my dear lovely Katherine was here...and guess who her tea swap sister is (GIGGLE...GIGGLE) I better leave quickly...sneaking out with a promise to be back...

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  4. Steph7:54 AM

    How fun - you tea swap sisters! :-) Lady Katherine - I hopy you and Lady Jane enjoy the tea! :-)

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  5. Marilyn Miller7:55 AM

    Your tea towel turned out so nice. It reminded me of a vintage towel with the red embroidery and rick rack.

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  6. Anonymous8:49 AM

    Hooray! I'm so proud of you! Your sewing skills are really taking off, especially your creative thinking about how to make things you enjoy.

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  7. sweetcakes10:11 AM

    I love it!!!! What a great idea! You were holding out on me......this would be perfect for a spring tea party favor! I love that you can do it on the machine!

    Just fabulous!

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  8. Philigry4:18 PM

    those look great. love the tea cup design.

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  9. Anonymous6:37 PM

    What a wonderful idea and lovely execution. Where did you find the flour sack towels?

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  10. mep2:14 PM

    Nice work! I see many things at Anthropologie that I wish I could replicate at home . . .

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  11. Tea Time With Melody8:50 PM

    What a very crafty idea. I like it.

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