Transform your hard-working, ordinary kitchen towels into something more attractive and convenient. Instead of just hanging your towel over a cupboard door or throwing it on the counter, add a little ribbon to the top so you can give it a place of honor in your kitchen and hang it from your oven door. Creating a useful hanging towel is a fun, fast and inexpensive way to spruce up your kitchen. Even if you're just learning how to sew, you can accomplish this project in no time.
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Things You'll Need
Kitchen towel
Sharp scissors
Measuring tape
Wide ribbon cut 1-inch wider than your towel
Narrow ribbon cut 8-inches wider than your towel
Straight pins
Safety pin
Step 1
Measure the width of the towel. Cut two pieces of wide ribbon 1-inch wider than your towel.
Step 2
Place one wide ribbon 4 inches down from the top of the towel and another wide ribbon 4 inches down from the first ribbon. Pin them in place across the towel. Leave a 1/2 inch hanging over the end of the towel on each side.
Step 3
Fold the ends under and pin in place.
Step 4
Sew across the top and the bottom of each ribbon to form a casing for the smaller ribbon.
Step 5
Cut two pieces of narrow ribbon that are 8-inches wider than your towel.
Step 6
Attach a safety pin to the end of the narrow ribbon and thread it through the wide ribbon casing.
Step 7
Gather the towel by pulling on the narrow ribbon until your towel is about 1/2 the original width. Make sure the narrow ribbon has equal length on both sides. Pin the ends in place.
Step 8
Sew across the ends of both ribbons. Be sure to remove the pins as you sew.
Step 9
Fold over your oven door handle and tie the narrow ribbons to hold the towel in place.
