Easy Grain Sack Dish Towel Farmhouse Valance
February 05, 2015
I recently purchased some Park Designs Farm House pattern dish towels. They have dark red grain sack type stripes on a neutral homespun fabric.
They are completely no sew and very easy!
Here's how I made and hung them too:
This is one of the dish towels with stripes down one side. They came pre-folded.
I made a cut in the towel about 1/2" above the centerfold of the towel. Then I simply ripped it to the finished hem on the other side and cut the hem. Tearing the fabric made it easy to get the cut even.
I used Peel N Stick doubled sided fabric fuse to hem the bottoms of the towel edge.
I laid the fuse tape along the fold and then removed the paper tape strip.
Then I carefully folded the material over the sticky strip. You can stick and re-stick the fabric to get out any puckers prior to ironing your fuse tape. Then I ironed the towels on the iron's cotton setting.
I stained my clothespins with the steel wool/vinegar stain I keep on hand to age wood.
I hung one towel on my rod with one clothespin on the end and another on the edge of the towel but in the center of the rod. Next I added two more clothespins to hang the center of the towel. You must try to even out the extra fabric between clothespins.
Here are my finished dish towel curtains hung by clothespins! The curtains cost me $16 for the towels, and $4 for the fuse tape. They are perfect for a farmhouse style kitchen.
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They look beautiful, Carlene! I love this idea!
ReplyDeletewant to try this. I love these curtains.
ReplyDeletevery cute!
ReplyDeleteI took my "silverware drawer" off the wall and put the drawer back into the cabinet where it belonged...and now have no place for my fork and spoon. I like yours here over the window. It sets off the curtains in your farmhouse kitchen nicely!
what a great idea, im love it!
ReplyDeleteps. kisses from Poland:*
They look great!
ReplyDeleteVery clever Carlene and it looks great. Have not used that fabric fuse but looks like a good product to have on hand. I think my friend upholstered an ottoman using it ... a no-sew job and it turned out great.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that tip.
Audrey Z.
Wonderful idea - but oh how lucky you were that the stripes were printed on the straight grain! I've been stung several times when tearing something like a sheet to make curtains - after tearing (which is the only way to find the straight grain) I was disappointed to find the pattern had been printed somewhat across the grain, and appeared crooked on the piece I was hoping to use! Your curtain is wonderful - and your method a real time save.
ReplyDeleteI realize this is an old comment but I thought it might be useful to others to know. This type of fabric has the pattern woven in. In other words the individual yarns are dyed prior to weaving rather than printed on top.
DeleteSweet!
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