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CTR TowelsA special towel for a special day, this CTR towel wascreated to commemorate a baptism. An ordinary whitebath towel becomes a cherished memento.

STEP: 1

For the lettering, I used uppercase desings from theLarge Elegant Alphabet by Embroidery Central.

STEP: 2

I used embroidery software to merge the three letterdesigns into one file. To do likewise, you will needthe capability to stitch in a 10" embroidery area.

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STEP: 3

To protect the stitches on the terry cloth duringembroidery, use a topper. A water soluble toppingfilm works well, yet will dissolve over time, so theterry cloth could work its way through the stitcheslater on. For keepsake items like these towels, whichare unlikely to see a lot of use ans laundering, thatmay not be an issue.

STEP: 4

Because this project involved a high contrast betweenthe towel color and the design colors, I chose to use apermanent topper, which is available in an array ofcolors. If you are going to do likewise, cut rectanglesof topper for each letter in a corresponding color. Iused a 105mm x 90mm piece of red topper for the"C", a 105mm x 90mm piece of yellow topper for the"T", and a 130mm x 90mm topper for the "R."



STEP: 5

Mark the vertical center of the area between thebottom of the towel and the towel band, and thehorizontal center of the width of the towel. On mytowel, I placed the placement dot 2" from the bottomof the towel, and 13 1/2" from the side.

STEP: 6

Place wash-away tear-away stabilizer covering theentire hoop. I used two layers of Floriani's WaterSoluble Tearaway. The wash-away tear-away varietyof stabilizers softens when washed, leaving the towelsoft and comfortable.

STEP: 7

Planning to do the embroidery rotated 180 degrees, Ihooped the towel "upside down," with the edge of thetowel two or three inches from the bottom of thehoop.

STEP: 8

At the embroidery machine, clip the excess materialof the towel aside to keep it clean and out of the way.



STEP: 9

Rotate your embroidery design 180 degrees beforeyou begin stitching.

STEP: 10

Tape a piece of topper to the towel, prior to stitching.I found that it works best if you tape all four sides ofthe topper in place. Be sure the tape is outside theembroidery area, and begin the embroidery.

STEP: 11

If you are using different colored toppers, stop themachine when the first letter is finished. Pull theexcess topper away, so that it won't get trapped underthe next letter. Repeat steps 10 and 11 for each of theletters.

STEP: 12

When all of the embroidery is finished, you canremove the remaining topper pieces.



STEP: 13

Gently tear the stabilizer away on the back.

STEP: 14

You can even tear away the stabilizer from inside thelettering loops. This adds a professional touch to thefinished towel.


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