Community / Embroidery /
16434
by dlmds 01 Apr 2008 ( edited Apr 02'08 02:45 )
+19

I would like to make and embroidery some tee towels for a friend. What do you think is a good size for the towels? Thanks family!

Comments (5)
158718
by jrob 01 Apr 2008
+9
The standard for a tea towel is 56x76 cm or 22X30 inches. ;)
4 comments
by dlmds 01 Apr 2008
Thank you jrob, this means I need to cut a little larger for my hems. Also for teaching me to spell tea correctly. Haha!! H.*.
by jrob 01 Apr 2008
Well, that is just an industry standard number, they can be whatever YOU want them to be. Take artistic license if anyone asks! haha...P.S. I didn't notice you had mispelled until you mentioned it.;)
by ruthie 02 Apr 2008
dlmds - who cares how you spell it - tee/tea towels still means work wiping dishes, yuk! Don't like four letter words - work, dust, wash, wipe, iron, cook - there's a lot of them isn't there! Haha.
by meganne 02 Apr 2008
Yes and I've just finished doing them all except cook, now i'm nackered and my hand is killing me so I can't even sit at my pc for long. *&%^&%%&, Cheers, M
13558
by ruthie 02 Apr 2008
+5
dlmds, I've just done a quick measure of mine and they range in size from 46x71 cm (18x28 inches)to 60x90 cm (24x35 inches). So take your pick from anywhere in between those sizes. I'd be tempted to measure your fabric and work out how many you can cut from it that fit in the size range. Hugs and a flower sweetie.
211079
by shirlener88 02 Apr 2008
+4
dlmds, have fun and post a picture of your project. Hehehe! *4U
122864
by meganne 02 Apr 2008
+2
May I suggest that when you embroider the t-towels you keep the design size smaller rather than larger, I have found that the embroidered section on any kind of towel doesn't dry very well, (only my personal opinion and probably not worth much)LOL! I rather like the idea of making towel toppers for t-towels as well as hand towels, that way you can display the towel and still use it, and also, if/when the towel wears out you can re-use the topper on something else as the toppers always seem to outlive the towels. Just a thought! cheers & roses, Meganne
15057
by joaniessw 02 Apr 2008
+2
dlmds, was it size as in size of embroidery or size as in size of towel? I agree with meganne to have it smaller, unless if it is more of an outline/fewer stitches, like the tea pot one I did. Please post to show us when they're done. *4U