Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Any clever or unusual ways to re-purpose bath towels? Some are large but all are ragged.?

I'd like to get some unusual and/or clever new ways to re-purpose them BESIDES using them to wash my car! Any thoughts? Thanx.Any clever or unusual ways to re-purpose bath towels? Some are large but all are ragged.?
Cut them into squares. Big enough to use as a rag if you want. Buy a bottle of fabric softener, dump in bucket, fill bucket rest of the way with water. dip rags in the solution and let air dry. This is a recipe for homemade dryer sheets-- one rag will do about 20-30 loads of laundry in the dryer. Could also cut towels up and make a quilted towel blanket for a baby.Any clever or unusual ways to re-purpose bath towels? Some are large but all are ragged.?
How ragged?


1. Fold one in half; cut a hole in the fold for a child's head to fit through; bind it with ribbon or cotton tape; sew tapes/ribbon/strips of towel to sides of the folded towel so they can be tied together - hey presto - a cheap beach wrap.


2. Cut them into strips 1/2'; wide; sew the strips together, keeping two strips aside; using large knitting needles and the sewn strips knit a rectangle; cast off; fold rectangle in half; sew sides together; sew spare strips to the top to make handles; trim with buttons, bows etc - funky bag.
Cut it down into smaller pieces and use them as dust rags or rags used to clean. Or if you have a dog, you can give the towel to him/her to lay on (if they have a crate that they lay in, etc)
If you live in a snow area use one at the front door to wipe your shoes on when you enter. Easier to launder than having a door mat.
Cleaning rags.=)

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