DIY Tea Towels

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Dry your dishes and wipe your hands in style with our Seersucker DIY Tea Towels tutorial.

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Course: How-To

Cuisine: Kitchen

Keyword: diy tea towels

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Cost: $16

Cut the seersucker fabric into desired tea towel sizes. We cut 2 pieces that were 22″x24″ in size. You can adjust according to your preference.
Hem the edges: Fold and press the edges of each tea towel by 1/4-1/2 inch to create a neat hem. You can iron the folds to help them stay in place. Repeat this step for all four edges of the fabric.
Pin the hems: Once the edges are folded and pressed, pin them in place with bias tape along the edges to secure the hems before sewing. Sandwich the raw edges within the fold of the bias tape. Ensure the bias tape fully covers the raw edges. Make sure the corners are neatly folded and pinned to create crisp edges.
Thread your sewing machine with coordinating thread.
Sew the hems: Starting from one corner, stitch along the folded edge of of the hem/bias tape using a straight stitch (2.8″ stitch length). Sew as close to the edge as possible to secure the hems in place. Backstitch at the beginning and end of each seam to prevent unraveling.
When you reach the corner, pivot the fabric and bias tape, ensuring neat mitered corners. You can fold and tuck the bias tape to create a clean corner.
Trim any excess threads: Once all edges are sewn, trim any loose threads with scissors to give your tea towels a clean finish.