Bird Dish Towel for Dot

Dot is my mom.  Yes, we often call her Dot instead of “mom.”  (Yes, I used the correct punctuation.  I am deliberate, people.)

This is a pattern from the Sublime Stitching Craft Pad.  I’ve modified it a touch because parts of it were irritating to me.

What's with the big squiggle?

Namely, the giant squiggle and the asymmetry of the side designs.  Here are some photos of the towel through its progression.  It took me about…4 nights?  (maybe like 6 hours?)  I dunno.  Hell, I don’t time myself.

I used one of the Country Living dish towels that I got from K-town.  It wasn’t too bad to embroider on…but I am concened about it’s longevity.

Now it needs to be washed and ironed….then I will put a big, fat D for Dot in the middle where the squiggle was.

All done!  Embroidery is finished, and it’s been washed and ironed and folded and wrapped.   I’m a little sorry that I placed it so near the bottom of the towel… my oval frames could not house the design.  I guess she could find a rectangle frame if she REALLY wanted to.  After all….it IS a dish towel….even if I don’t want to know how dirty it is going to get.  =)

WTF Dish Towels for Embroidering Review (ZOMG UPDATED)

It never ever dawned on me that I would ever be in the market of dish towel comparison.  Basically, I’m looking for plain, cheap dish towels for embroidery projects.  I really like the one from Sublime Stitching…but I don’t want to pay their $7 each price.  That’s gross.  I ordered 7 from another site…and turns out they are HUGE and square.  They are called “Flour Sack Towels” and don’t look like a dish towel at all.   Look at this crap:

WTF

(Yes, she was on her way to ruin the display.)

I went to K-town (KMart) yesterday, and picked up these seemingly perfect “Country Living” dish towels for $3.99 (set of 2).

But after washing and drying them, they already look kinda worn.  Too late, though, because I am already using one for my next project…which I can’t post yet because it is a gift and my family is extremely nosy.

I ordered a couple different kinds from a website called “EmbroiderThis” ….and here’s the verdict.

Pictured from right to left is “Natural 100% Linen Towel,” “Flat Check Dish Towel,” and “McLeod Tea Towel” in cream and then in red check.

Left to right: McLeod Tea Towel, Flat Check Dish Towel, Linen Towel

McLeod in red

I’ll spare you the close-ups of the fabric, but I don’t like the linen one at all.  While it feels fancy, and has an almost rubbery quality, it pilled up after one washing.  I am liking the other 2 a lot.  The Flat Check is obviously a more textured surface, but it looks like a nice towel.  The McLeod is my favorite, though.  It’s a good size, nice and flat, and only cost $2.75 each.  The solids (white also available) are nice for anything, and the checks (red, blue, navy also available) look good for retro designs.   I’m for ’em.   Here’s the linkie-link:  http://www.embroiderthis.com/mckito.html

I know you’re glad I wrote this post.  No need to thank me.