Drop Cloths Become Hand Towels

After making outdoor curtains with drop cloths (more on that later), I had a lot of fabric left over so I decided to make hand towels for Xmas presents. Drop cloth fabric has character with its nubby, raw linen look and occasional stray thread of different color.

Hobby Lobby provided the fabric paint, stencils, and stencil brush. Before starting, I washed, dried and ironed the fabric. I decided to let two of the edges have a fringed edge. To do this, sew a straight line about a 1/4" from the edge, then pull the horizontal threads that are below your sewn line. There are only two edges of the fabric that fringe properly and you will have to experiment with a piece to see which edges work. I also sewed an additional line right above the first one to help keep the fringe from going past the first line.

The most important thing to remember once you are ready to paint is to make sure you dab the stencil brush on a paper towel after each reload!! Otherwise, the paint seeps under the stencil thus ruining the edge and the design. Good Luck!

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