How to Sew a Towel Skirt
For your next trip to the beach or the pool, wear a towel skirt, an item that is both functional and fun to wear. A towel skirt comes in handy when covering up out of the water and is something that will stay on when you're lugging beach gear around. No matter how skilled you are at sewing or
crafts
, the towel skirt is something virtually anyone can make.
Things You'll Need:
One terry cloth towel
Two 2-inch Velcro strips
Scissors
Needle and thread
Step
1
Decide which end will be wrapped underneath the other end of the towel. The end on top will be the front portion.
Step
2
Sew the fuzzy size of one Velcro strip to the front end of the edge that will wrap underneath. Attach the strip vertically so that it is placed next to the edge.
Step
3
Attach the sticky side (the side with the little hooks) of a Velcro strip across from the fuzzy side. Sew it on so that it completely matches the other strip in position. When wearing the skirt, this Velcro strip should fall near your left hip.
Step
4
Find the inside edge of the upper layer, or the end that will wrap over the top of the skirt.
Step
5
Sew on the fuzzy side of a Velcro strip on the inside of the upper layer so that it lays vertical.
Step
6
Attach the hook side of the Velcro strip directly across from its fuzzy counterpart. Your Velcro strip should be near your right hip.
Tips & Warnings
It's a good idea to have a towel that matches your swimsuit's color.
Terry cloth will naturally fray at the edges, and it can make for a great look. However, you can cover up the edges with trim.
If sewing with a needle is not your thing, you can use a glue gun to fasten the skirt together.
The idea behind the skirt is that it wraps around the body, meaning that one end of the towel will wrap over the other end. See the final product at Musings of a Crafty Wench (see Resources below).
The towel should wrap around you about one and a half times. It this is not possible, a beach towel will also make a good skirt.
If you use glue to put together your skirt, be sure the glue is washable and won't break down in the washing machine.
Your towel may not wrap around you exactly one and a half times. If it's too long, just cut off enough to make it wrap around sufficiently.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2228264_sew-towel-skirt.html
For your next trip to the beach or the pool, wear a towel skirt, an item that is both functional and fun to wear. A towel skirt comes in handy when covering up out of the water and is something that will stay on when you're lugging beach gear around. No matter how skilled you are at sewing or
crafts
, the towel skirt is something virtually anyone can make.
Things You'll Need:
One terry cloth towel
Two 2-inch Velcro strips
Scissors
Needle and thread
Step
1
Decide which end will be wrapped underneath the other end of the towel. The end on top will be the front portion.
Step
2
Sew the fuzzy size of one Velcro strip to the front end of the edge that will wrap underneath. Attach the strip vertically so that it is placed next to the edge.
Step
3
Attach the sticky side (the side with the little hooks) of a Velcro strip across from the fuzzy side. Sew it on so that it completely matches the other strip in position. When wearing the skirt, this Velcro strip should fall near your left hip.
Step
4
Find the inside edge of the upper layer, or the end that will wrap over the top of the skirt.
Step
5
Sew on the fuzzy side of a Velcro strip on the inside of the upper layer so that it lays vertical.
Step
6
Attach the hook side of the Velcro strip directly across from its fuzzy counterpart. Your Velcro strip should be near your right hip.
Tips & Warnings
It's a good idea to have a towel that matches your swimsuit's color.
Terry cloth will naturally fray at the edges, and it can make for a great look. However, you can cover up the edges with trim.
If sewing with a needle is not your thing, you can use a glue gun to fasten the skirt together.
The idea behind the skirt is that it wraps around the body, meaning that one end of the towel will wrap over the other end. See the final product at Musings of a Crafty Wench (see Resources below).
The towel should wrap around you about one and a half times. It this is not possible, a beach towel will also make a good skirt.
If you use glue to put together your skirt, be sure the glue is washable and won't break down in the washing machine.
Your towel may not wrap around you exactly one and a half times. If it's too long, just cut off enough to make it wrap around sufficiently.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2228264_sew-towel-skirt.html
