by killiecrankie 14 May 2020

Can anyone give me some suggestions for using strips of towel (velour one side & towel on the other ) which are 4in ,5in & 8in wide.They are striped with triangle shapes forming stripes.It seems a such a waste to throw them out.

All ideas will be appreciated.

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by dianascrafts5 15 May 2020

I often have left over terry cloth from making the backs for bibs. I cut the leftover piece into strips and then zigzag the edges together to make a wide enough piece to use on my floor swiffer. I just wet the towel material with my floor cleaner. These are reusable and I save both money and the environment! I sometimes have to mix the colors of the toweling but no one sees them so I don't care.

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jrob by jrob 15 May 2020

What a great idea!

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by babash 14 May 2020

How about sewing together and making a glove for kids to use in the bath. Could maybe even embroidery a face on them.

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jrob by jrob 15 May 2020

Soft and effective. :)

killiecrankie by killiecrankie 15 May 2020

I thought about doing something like this because of the velour side.Do you know of any free patterns.No small kid hand here to use to trace around .

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by tuross 14 May 2020

Sew together and give to a vet to line the bottom of cages to provide padding and warmth to animals after surgery.

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 14 May 2020

Thank you

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by graceandham 14 May 2020

Small stuffed animals for baby?

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 14 May 2020

The pattern on the towelling doesn't really make a good looking toy.

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by asterixsew Moderator edited 14 May 2020

Are the pieces left over from another project. Currently my only idea is a patch work bath towel, which probably isn’t a great idea

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 14 May 2020

I had the same thought.If it was another type of fabric it would work .The seams would be very thick.

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by dollygk 14 May 2020

I use towels to make potholders... why because I use it for catching drips of oil from the bottle or for emergency wipes and they wash easily!! A picture of some of mine, you can be as fancy or plane as you want and they can make a nice gift!! Good Luck

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jenne by jenne 14 May 2020

neat idea, Mother did this when I was a kid, wash cloths can in boxes of the washing powders (laundery) the extras she folded them in fourths and sewed and x across creating a easy potholders.

tuross by tuross 14 May 2020

Sew together and give to a vet to line the bottom of cages to provide padding and warmth to animals after surgery.

killiecrankie by killiecrankie 14 May 2020

I never thought of pot holders. But I had a couple of 12in squares that I thought of binding the edges so they could be used as washers.At the start, I thought of using the roll hemmer stitch on the overlocker ,but I think the towel fabric is too thick for it to be successful

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