Saturday, November 24, 2012

No cut, no hassle Pool Towel



My 10yo girl prefers to use her pool towel than the usual wrap ones after bath. Especially now that it is colder, it is easier to just get into one of these than the hassle of wrapping yourself.. 

*It is surprising that when I Google pool towel, none of the links were anywhere close to resembling the pic above.. apparently it's only in Japan (most likely) kids pool towel looks like the one I'm talking about. More pics on Amazon.co.jp

It is a quick and easy project, something that you can get done in under half an hour. 
Things you'll need: 
Towel - I got mine from the AS IS bin in IKEA many years back. It is SOMMAR (75cm x 150cm)
Wide elastic band - Mine was about 75cm
Of course the usual notions of thread, scissors and sewing machine 


1. Remove the tag 
2. Fold the towel in half
3. Sew straight down


4. Press the seam open and sew straight or zig zag stitches so that it will lay flat and not irritate your child's skin   


5. Wrap your elastic band (sew the ends to create a loop) around the top opening and slowly sew 
*It will start to gather half way through, with the presser foot and needle down, pull and adjust the towel and sew till the end.  


And you are done. 
These towels are sold in shops here in Japan, you can find a lot of them in summer, and not so much in the other seasons. Price ranges from RM40 - RM120 depending on size and brand


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2 comments:

Zara said...

This is totally new to me. I thought its a bit strange, but when I looked in your amazon link i can see why it works. Hmmm... You learn something new everyday I guess :)

MyBotanG said...

Angan-2 nak buat kan bathrobe.. but it takes too much time (lazy actually) yg ni senang, sarung jek.. and modest/sopan.. kalau yg bungkus tu tau-2 dah terlondeh time nak sarung suar.. adehhhh :)

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