SPECIAL FEATURE: EMBROIDERY ON Towelling
Dec 12, 2019
4 minutes
By Leanne Church
Things to avoid when stitching on towels
Not all designs are appropriate for towelling fabric. The majority of embroidery designs are created for lightweight woven fabric, not thick towelling.
Designs with outlines may not line up due to the thickness of the towelling. If you are unsure of this, then maybe avoid this design and find an alternative without outlines.
Buy a good-quality towel that won’t shrink, or is preshrunk. If you intend to stitch on the band, your design may not turn out the way you wanted after a few washes as the bands tend to shrink in the wash. If they are gifts or you are selling towels, then you don’t have the option of prewashing. Washing any garment warrants it as second-hand
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