Hand Painted Tea Towels

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  Step 1

  Step 1| Select and wash fabric

  I think it’s better to stick with a natural fabric for tea-towels, I chose a linen and a linen/cotton blend. Most tea-towels are made from cotton or linen so it’s probably best to stick with the tried and true. I made sure I washed all the fabrics first.

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  Step 2

  Step 2| Make a basic tea towel

  Cut out your tea towel, I just took the measurements from one in the kitchen, but I made it 2cm wider all round to allow for the double folded edges. I then folded in the two long sides 1cm and ironed flat. Then folded again another 1cm. Then repeated this for the short sides. Sew along each side. I used a contrast thread but you could do a more tonal look if you prefer.

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  Step 3

  Step 3| Brainstorming pattern ideas & practicing painting

  Then it was onto the fun part……painting!!

  I purchased my fabric paint online. The idea behind it is you paint on to the fabric, let it dry, then iron over for a few minutes to set the paint. This makes sure it doesn’t come off in the wash and I can say I have tested it with a tea towel I made a year ago and it still looks like new.

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  Step 4

  Step 4| Painting Tea Towels

  Once I was happy with my pattern and technique I moved onto painting my tea towels for real. I used a brush to apply the paint to my foam stencil. After each use of the stencil I reapplied the paint, otherwise the second go would be a lot lighter than the first.

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  Step 5

  Step 4| Ironing

  After painting all my tea towels, I let them dry completely then gave them a good iron. The paint brand I used recommended to iron for one minute

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