San Lori design Project

[Sixinthenest]

Someone was looking for a project with San Lori designs. Here are some towels/washcloths I stitched for my niece - she is 2. I did a bath towel, hand towel and 4 washcloths. The picture is of the washcloths and the purse is the hand towel.

[craftmama]

Those are wonderful. What type of towels do you use, I've heard that you should embroider on velour towels, but love all the ideas I see here. The designs stand out so well.

[Sixinthenest]

These are just terry cloth towels that I picked up at TJ Maxx. I had no trouble with them at all. The only confusion I had was choosing the thread colors I wanted to use!

[fun2sew]

I love the Colors!

Great Job.. I bet she takes more baths now so she can use her towels!

Thanks for sharing!

[craftmama]

These are just terry cloth towels that I picked up at TJ Maxx. I had no trouble with them at all. The only confusion I had was choosing the thread colors I wanted to use!

you did an excellent job with the color choose

[artsiegirl]

Great Job! I love how sassy the designs are with your color choices.

[nanamcd]

These are OUTSTANDING! I have done some bath and hand towels but have never thought about using the designs on washcloths as you have. Great way to use a whole set of designs!!

And I love the colors, too. I have a huge case of can't-choose-itis when it comes to changing colors from the original. You give me hope!

[Sew So Happy]

I love how you put the designs on the washcloths. That really ties it all together. Maybe I need to do a set of these for Abby! That is a really neat way to give each kid in the house their own set.

[anpola]

How sweet! They all turned out so nice. Perfect for a little girl!

[StitchinGrandma]

Too cute. I bet she loves those.

[Sixinthenest]

Thanks for all of your kind comments! I love doing extra washcloths...because I go through them so much faster than the towels. I buy the 24 pack of cheap wash cloths at Sam's club and keep them under the kitchen sink. I can never remember if I used one to wipe a face or a counter, so every time I wipe a face, I grab a fresh one....therefore going through about a dozen a day. I think I am going to embroider a stack of them and then I will know the embroidered towels are for little faces!

The hard part about switching colors, is since I wanted to do an entire set, I needed to keep track of which colors I substituted for what.

[Sew 'N Sane]

The hard part about switching colors, is since I wanted to do an entire set, I needed to keep track of which colors I substituted for what.

What I usually do is print out a color change sheet for each design and then write what thread number I use for each color. Then if I'm doing more than one design in a group, I can easily choose the same thread from project to project. :p

:marchmellow:

[Becca]

Very nice Sixinthenest. They are perfect for a little girl.:top:

[sew4fun]

The pink and green is so cute on the blue towels!! Great projects!!

[Emily W.]

These are sew cute! I love these designs.

I have heard that embroidering towels, maybe just terry cloth (?) requires a certain size or type needle. My SIL says she won't do towels at all anymore on her Bernina b/c she's had to put her machine in the shop b/c it messed it up. I haven't tried towels yet, but I want to make the hooded towel.

[stitchcrazy]

I've had both good and bad experiences with towels. I did 4 for my mother-in-law for Christmas and they stitched perfectly. Then I tried to do a kitchen towel for a girlfriend and it was an absolute disaster! Sometimes if the terrycloth is too loosely woven, it is very easy for the machine to suck part of the fabric down into it. I've learned that careful hooping and properly stabilizing (on top and bottom) is one of the keys to success. But towels make some of the most beautiful gifts and home accents, so don't be afraid to try it!!!

[Cynelle]

I've had both good and bad experiences with towels. I did 4 for my mother-in-law for Christmas and they stitched perfectly. Then I tried to do a kitchen towel for a girlfriend and it was an absolute disaster! Sometimes if the terrycloth is too loosely woven, it is very easy for the machine to suck part of the fabric down into it. I've learned that careful hooping and properly stabilizing (on top and bottom) is one of the keys to success. But towels make some of the most beautiful gifts and home accents, so don't be afraid to try it!!!

What type of stabilizer do you prefer to use? I'd like to do more towels but always have problems with them.

[StitchinGrandma]

These are sew cute! I love these designs.

I have heard that embroidering towels, maybe just terry cloth (?) requires a certain size or type needle. My SIL says she won't do towels at all anymore on her Bernina b/c she's had to put her machine in the shop b/c it messed it up. I haven't tried towels yet, but I want to make the hooded towel.

I've done tons of towels from kitchen dish towels to bath towels and not once have I had any problems at all. I have used my size 90 embroidery needle and have been fine.

What type of stabilizer do you prefer to use? I'd like to do more towels but always have problems with them.
I use washaway stabilizers on kitchen towels; usually two layers on the back hooping the towel and stabilizer together. For my bath towels though I use tearaway stabilizer which I hoop and then I lay the towel over top and on top of that I use a heat-away stabilizer on top and then I "fix" baste around the design area to hold it all together and then do the embroidery from there. Never any problems.

I will tell you one thing you do NOT want to use is sticky stabilizer. Never use that on a bath towel or any terrycloth towels because when you pull it off you have a very good chance at pulling a thread loop and then you have a long thread sticking out of the towel. Not so pretty. Yep, I sure did and that's how I know.:rolleyes:

[stitchcrazy]

I've always done a layer of tearaway on the bottom and a layer of either iron-off or washaway on the top. I like Vicki's idea of doing two layers on the bottom though. I think I'll try that one on the next batch of towels. That may help with my inconsistency.

[alissa]

love the colors and the towels, wash cloths are great
alissa