How Do You Make A Hanging Dish Towel?
A hanging dish towel is a convenient tool to have in your kitchen. Once you learn how to make them, you can have a supply on hand for quick gifts and bazaar sale items. It takes less than 15 minutes to make one, so you may want to make several at the same time. Gather your supplies. You can use matching dish towels and potholders or they can be of contrasting fabrics. Lighter weight potholders are easier to work with than heavy ones. Mark the middle of the dish towel. Either make a light mark along the center for your stitch line or you can mark the centerline with pins. Set the sewing machine for basting stitch. This is the longest straight stitch length. If you want, you can sew with contrasting thread to make it easier to remove the basting stitch when you finish the hanging dish towel. Sew straight across the dish towel. Don’t back stitch on either end. Gently pull the basting threads from both ends. Lay the potholder on a flat surface. Place the right side of the basting line of t
