| Here are instructions to make a charming but at the same time very
easy and quick towel topper using the design Valentine
Bears. |
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| You will need a flour-sack or a waffle towel, 2 pre-cut pieces of craft
felt, a 4" piece of a ribbon for a loop and stabilizer. |
| Step One: If you wish to decorate your towel, do it now. We
have a variety of embellishment
designs
for the purpose. We used a design from Floral
Border Set II and embroidered it in the center of the lower part of
the towel. We used 1 layer of light-weight film-like water soluble stabilizer. |
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| Step Two: Set the towel aside for a while. Hoop a piece of felt
with medium-weight cut-away stabilizer and start embroidering. Fulfill
the embroidery except for the last color, which is the frame, and take
the hoop from the machine. |
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Step Three: Pleat your towel to your taste and place it on the
back side of the hooped embroidery. Pin in place. Make sure you pin the
towel from the face side of the embroidery -- otherwise the pin will remain
inside the topper!
Fold a piece of ribbon into a loop and secure it to the top of the
heart. |
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| Step Four: Cover the hoop with the embroidery and towel with
another piece of felt. Secure it in place with 2 or more pins. Insert the
hoop into the machine and finish the embroidery. |
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| Step Five: Remove the workpiece from the hoop and cut away the
excess fabric. Use sharp scissors and cut out each layer of felt separately
as close to the embroidery as possible but be careful not to cut the threads
and your towel. |
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Your towel topper is ready! It makes a great Valentine's Day gift.
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If you like the project you might also like other Towel
Topper projects.
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| Here are some other designs that can be used to make an attractive
and original towel topper to furnish your kitchen. |
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