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From: weezyrider
Date: 06-30-2006, 10:41 AM (1 of 4)
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What's the best way to refinish a bath towel? Bought some 2 years ago and the edges are already raveling. New stuff is shoddy and that includes all price ranges! I have towels that my mother had and while they are threadbare from use, they haven't fallen apart. I can make a band for the lower edge, but how well does it work? Does it get scratchy with use? Thanks, Weezy |
User: weezyrider
Member since: 08-19-2003 Total posts: 218 
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From: MariLynntex
Date: 07-08-2006, 05:25 PM (2 of 4)
| I went around the outside edges with matching or contrasting thread in the serger. To some I added some fancy braid on each end above the new thread-covered edge. I have also put a binding, about 1" wide after folding on each end of some. In fact, on a couple I put the binding all around the towel. Looked nice! I even moonogrammed a couple. MariLynntex |
User: MariLynntex
Member since: 01-05-2006 Total posts: 107 |
From: MariLynntex
Date: 07-08-2006, 05:27 PM (3 of 4)
| I went around the outside edges with matching or contrasting thread in the serger. To some I added some fancy braid on each end above the new thread-covered edge. I have also put a binding, about 1" wide after folding on each end of some. In fact, on a couple I put the binding all around the towel. Looked nice! I even monogrammed a couple. MariLynntex |
User: MariLynntex
Member since: 01-05-2006 Total posts: 107 |
From: Domestic Goddes
Date: 07-09-2006, 06:15 PM (4 of 4)
| I've used matching binding on one towel and it's stood up to regular washing and tumble drying. It didn't get scratchy. They sell fancy towels in a large department store chain here where the edges are finished in some kind of wide satin ribbon - and they charge the earth for them! I suppose you could try that at home but I'd wash the ribbon first in case it shrunk. |
User: Domestic Goddes
Member since: 01-04-2005 Total posts: 108 |
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