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Paperless towels8/17/2023 ![]() ![]() Reusable Paper Towels - Reusable Napkins - Reusable Paper.ġ1x12 Inches 1 Ply Flannel G.O.T.S. ![]() Mioeco 10 Pack Kitchen Paper Towels Washable - Super.Ģ Ply 11x12 Inches White Cotton Birdseye Paperless Towel Set.Įlecty Reusable Paper Towels – 20 Bamboo Paper Towels with. Paperless Towels Roll Washable Cotton Cloth, Reusable Paper. Spring Collection Reusable Paperless Towels - One Dozen. ![]() Reusable Paper Towels - Value Pack of 24 Paperless Paper. I’ve been using my unpaper towels all week long, and I love them! They’re lightweight and absorbent, and the birdseye is very slightly abrasive, which is good for wiping up stuck-on stuff.If you don't have much time, check out below the ' top 10 best paperless towels' available on Amazon I top-stitched around, about a 1/4″ from the edge: ![]() The top-stitching is how you’ll close up the hole that’s left from turning the towels inside-out. (I find that the ironing makes the top-stitching easier) Ellen didn’t iron… and hers turned out great, too! Step 4: top-stitch I ironed mine before top-stitching… because I’m picky like that. Once you’ve sewn around (most of) the edges, trim any excess fabric and clip the corners. You need to leave a 3″ or so space unsewn, so that you can turn the towel inside-out. Ideally, they’ll line up perfectly… but mine didn’t. Pair up one square of birdseye with one square of flannel, right sides together. Repeat until you have squares that are the size you want! Easy!Ĭut both the fabric and birdseye into squares (or rectangles if you want) of the same size. Here’s my shortcut for cutting: fold your fabric in half. Remember that a little bit will get used up as seam allowance, so account for that in your cutting. I’m not a genius at sewing… so believe me when I say that these are pretty easy! Step 1: cut your fabricĬut your fabric into the size you want your towels to be. You’ll also need some standard sewing supplies: thread and scissors, a sewing machine (technically optional, but makes the process much quicker) and perhaps some pins and an iron if you’re the tidy type. I recommend pre-washing the fabric (to make sure any shrinking gets out of the way) before you begin. Ellen opted to make hers 12″ square… I think it’s just personal preference. Mine are 9″ square, and I used 2 yards of the birdseye and 2 yards of flannel. The amount of fabric you need will depend on what size you want your towels to be, and how many you make. Diaper fabric is apparently called Birdseye… news to me. The towels are made using one layer of cloth diaper fabric (makes sense, right? Absorbent and washable!) and one layer of flannel (the more fun the print, the better!). Perfect arrangement, if you ask me!Įllen’s unpaper towels work fabulously, so I’m going to show you what she showed me! The Materials Ellen is extremely crafty, I usually wait until she’s done all of the hard work perfecting something brilliant, and then I jump in and give it a try (since she already knows it will work). I was chatting with my friend Ellen, who was experimenting with sewing unpaper towels. I have a stash of cotton crocheted dishcloths that do the job and have held up incredibly well. Besides the environmental downsides to disposable towels (which really, probably isn’t all that bad when compared to take-out containers, excessive packaging in shipping and the oodles of other wasteful things us Americans do)… I just couldn’t bear paying money to wipe up an orange juice spill. We haven’t had paper towels in our house for a couple of years now. ![]()
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