tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460758066986523668.post428655894694995794..comments2023-09-18T05:49:09.258-07:00Comments on Grandma's Trash: HOME MADE PAPER TOWELSannabel52http://www.blogger.com/profile/02550519723828922433noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460758066986523668.post-37742566334184371022014-01-05T07:40:32.644-08:002014-01-05T07:40:32.644-08:00Thanks for the idea of the zig-zag finishing. I a...Thanks for the idea of the zig-zag finishing. I am going to try this by also making some more heavy-duty towles with terry cloth on one side and flannel on the other. Colorado Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324543191221282607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460758066986523668.post-76295276650200768922012-05-29T13:02:53.601-07:002012-05-29T13:02:53.601-07:00Thank you! The snap towels I've seen on Pinter...Thank you! The snap towels I've seen on Pinterest are cute and all, but this is so much more realistic! I looooooove making things out of 2nd-hand material.Rotating My Cropshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030758422060471127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460758066986523668.post-74516614369564652082012-05-29T08:57:28.754-07:002012-05-29T08:57:28.754-07:00pin away, thankspin away, thanksannabel52https://www.blogger.com/profile/02550519723828922433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460758066986523668.post-32346826882477820662012-05-29T08:08:27.536-07:002012-05-29T08:08:27.536-07:00Great idea! I also googled "homemade paper t...Great idea! I also googled "homemade paper towels" and found this. Would you mind if I pin this on Pinterest.com?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530264724597593216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460758066986523668.post-48981468060459542012-03-17T21:48:43.760-07:002012-03-17T21:48:43.760-07:00If you do a tight, wide zig zag around all four ed...If you do a tight, wide zig zag around all four edges it keeps them from fraying in the wash and they last longer. Zig on the fabric (left) and zag off the edge of the fabric (right) and it catches all of the stray threads. <br />The only bad thing about tearing the sheets is the stray strings that take forever to find the end of. It is just like tearing muslin!!<br />Good luck with your sheets.annabel52https://www.blogger.com/profile/02550519723828922433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460758066986523668.post-25129360115471115162012-03-17T15:38:56.359-07:002012-03-17T15:38:56.359-07:00I love this idea! I googled "homemade paper t...I love this idea! I googled "homemade paper towels" and found your blog. I have a couple of old cotton sheets that are girly colors and I have all sons...so this is the perfect way to put them to use! I've never thought of tearing the sheets before, though,....maybe it will be just like tearing muslin. <br /><br />So instead of actually folding the fabric over for a hem...you just do the stitch around the edge? <br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Gabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876399478058000868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460758066986523668.post-37640955349599140652012-01-29T10:20:31.854-08:002012-01-29T10:20:31.854-08:00I don't really hem them, just run the serger a...I don't really hem them, just run the serger around them to keep the loose threads from coming off and clogging up the wash and make them look neater. I use rags to clean with also but mostly old towels and t shirts.annabel52https://www.blogger.com/profile/02550519723828922433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8460758066986523668.post-29320733558689151692012-01-28T05:24:25.072-08:002012-01-28T05:24:25.072-08:00why not just use rags? Why are you bothering to he...why not just use rags? Why are you bothering to hem them?barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898278841037363068noreply@blogger.com