I am looking for towels for vintage hand embroidery. Will these towels work? Thank you.
1619747
Well, yes, and no. I found these towels great for embroidery! They washed well, no ironing needed!! They took transfer well, and were so long, that I was able to cut a couple in half to use. I thoroughly enjoyed embroidering these, and it seemed to go fast! But these towels aren't vintage in any way, and are a nice crisp white. You could have a lot of fun altering these to look more vintage, so,....enjoy !!!
1619748
Yes they should work fine. Very nice-I gave these to my mom as a gift and she loves them. They wash up very nicely.
1619749
These towels are heavy enough and do not stretch or shrink. They should work well. The fabric is stiff and remains stiff after many washings.
1619750
The Utopia flour sack towels are more of a "slick" finish than the towels by Nouvelle Legende--flour sack towels commercial grade 28" x 29". I am embroidering on both by machine, and the more original flour sack towel by N. Legende would be easier to do by hand, and probably look like an older vintage towel.
1619751
They will certainly hold embroidery-- but the only thing disappointing about these towels is that they are made with very new, stiff fabric-- so they don't have that soft worn flour sack quality which absorbs liquid straight away. Perhaps you can distress the fabric a bit (tea die, or wash several times)? Hope that helps.
1577677
I never hung mine up because good towels won't fit in the slots. Only my hand towels and wash cloths fit. For the towels to fit they have to be folded flat and then they droop instead of holding firm like the picture shows.
8779
I've done embroidery for over 40 years--I can't imagine why you couldn't. I love these towels, but I use them strictly for kitchen duty. I would certainly prewash them.
8777
I know a little about embroidery. I would suggest buying a set and trying it, because they are very sturdy. And, if they don't work for embroidery, they are PERFECT for drying dishes. They are a fantastic product!
94242
What a great idea! They towels should hold up in the water. I sometimes wet them and use to wipe down bathroom sink area. They don't shred or fall apart but then I don't leave them sitting in water, either. They are nice and large, when unfolded.
666903
After I washed the Galaxy Glass Towels they were quite soft, in fact I gave some to my son and he used them as burp cloths for his new baby girl. I don't know why they wouldn't work, but you would have to test them to make sure they are soft enough to clean glasses with.
100483
Yes, the towels are as think as the washcloths. Both are nice. The towels aren't so super-thick so that they don't absorb. But not so thin that they won't dry you off.
1585981
They are designed for use with embroidery machines. But I have used on my sewing machine too.
1753159
It takes a little trial and error but they all do fit. We use better towels which are larger and thicker than normal but with proper folding they work fine. I haven't done it myself but my lady makes it happen. I think she folds them in thirds lengthwise and then folds them several times the other direction buy I'm not sure. Hope this helps.
1677776
I think any tri-fold towel will work. I've tried all three tri-fold towels sold at CostCo (different plys, sizes and number of towels for each type) and they all work fine. FWIW, I've spent far too much time analyzing all three towels CostCo sells and found that it generally takes TWO towels to dry my hands, no matter which one I buy, so now I buy the one that has the best price per towel.
470014
I don't know. I bought spa towels and they work great. Towels get nice and hot.
1652518
I use Tide but I really think it doesn't matter what kind you use. I like these dish towels, they dry nicely but they are smaller than I thought they would be. For the price however, they are pretty good.
8780
The flour sack towels are great for drying most anything you wish to. I use mine for dishes and my first lady has embroidered some and they did extra good.Mark, down here in TEXAS
1861475
They are fairly cheap thin quality with loose loops. I like them a lot for kitchen towels (and in particular because they're not too dainty to be used for whatever) but they may not be nice enough to be worth embroidering.
807139
These are very nice tea towels. They are good for embroidery projects. They are too pretty and I wouldn't use it for every. Day kitchen clean up
2028063
They are cotton, but I wouldn't use them for embroidery. I don't think the quality of the fabric is good enough.
2046589
I just wash and dry them like I would any towel. Not sure if this recommended but it works. I've had mine for a year with weekly washing a and they are in great shape. When possible I love to line dry!