DIY Tea Towels
/Want to know how to make your own DIY tea towels? These quick and easy tutorials will show you to whip up a simple cotton dish towel in no time.
You’ll learn how to cut and sew a tea towel from scratch or customise an existing one with a stamped design, applique or pretty trim. You don’t even have to be an expert sewer as they’re surprisingly easy to make.
And if you’re looking for an awesome housewarming gift, look no further, these DIY tea towels make the best handmade gift.
DIY Tea Towel Tutorials.
Tea towels, dish towels or even kitchen towels, whatever you want to call them, I love them all! I particularly love a handmade tea towel (you can find all my favourite tea towels here). I am a crafter after all.
The fantastic thing about making your own tea towels is that you can create a totally unique, one-of-a-kind creation. Choose the fabric, colour, pattern as well as any cute embellishments you wish to attach.
Not an expert sewer? No problem. These tea towel tutorials are the perfect beginner sewing project to start with. They are so easy to make and who wouldn’t love to receive a welcome to your new home gift basket with a pretty homemade tea towel tucked away inside?
Tea Towel Craft Ideas.
Have you ever tried to customise a tea towel before? It turns out there are a lot of different ways to do it. Make them as big or as small as you like, go wild with bright colours or minimal with some striped ticking or even add some embroidered flowers or iron-on patches.
I love the idea of designing your own fabric or scanning a cherished family recipe. A place like Spoonflower is great for this. Or you could use transfer paper and print your own design at home on your printer.
So far I’ve never tried making a tea towel from scratch myself although I have upcycled some vintage ones. If you’ve ever wondered what to do with a decorative tea towel make sure to check out my 25 Things To Make With Tea Towels.
After seeing all these fantastic dish towel craft ideas though, I can’t wait to give it a try. Check them out below and see if there are any here that you want to try as well.
I love the look of the Gucci-inspired embroidered patch tea towels. They look like the perfect afternoon craft project to me.
Spring Applique Tea Towel
The Spring Tea Towel features assorted flowers in pink and yellow that are raw edged appliqued onto a ready made tea towel. Embroidered details and crocheted edging add a fun finishing touch.
Make Your Own Shibori Kitchen Towels
They add a lovely pop of color to the kitchen, and, most importantly, stains don’t show on the indigo! So they’ll look brand new for a long time no matter how much stuff you spill while cooking.
DIY Recipe Tea Towel
Commemorate a favourite family recipe in the form of a keepsake tea towel.
No-Sew Tea Towels
These pretty towels will add a pop of color to her kitchen and—best of all—take less than 30 minutes to make.
How To Stencil A Tea Towel
These tea towels are a super fun project to make for the baker in your life! Give these tea towels as the gift, or use them to wrap up another gift or some baked goods.
How to Make a Ticking Stripe Tea Towel
Add the perfect finishing touch to your farmhouse kitchen with these stripey tea towels. The projects take just an afternoon to make and you will be so pleased with your results.
DIY Cactus Inspired Kitchen Towels
Cactus inspired hand dyed dish towels that are as pretty as they are cute.
DIY Alphabet Tea Towels
Learn how to make your own simple (faux screen printed) alphabet tea towel.
DIY Watercolour Striped Napkins
Pretty hand painted stripey napkins perfect for a picnic or summer garden party.
DIY Stamped Watercolor Tea Towel
Monogrammed and beautifully designed tea towels can cost a fortune — but they don’t have to when you can make your own following this simple tutorial.
DIY Seersucker Tea Towels
If you also thrive on a challenge, then you’ll love these DIY seersucker tea towels which use absorbent cotton seersucker and premade bias binding to create a colorful set of tea towels for your kitchen.
DIY Handwritten Recipe Towel
Everything you need to know to transfer a handwritten recipe to a towel so you can preserve a favorite recipe on a gorgeous handmade gift.
DIY Gucci Inspired Tea Towels
Make a colourful statement with a colourful embroidered patch tea towel.
DIY Stenciled Tea Towels
Make a hand stencilled design using contact paper. No more ironing the freezer paper to get it to stick — this stuff is already sticky.
Easy Citrus Stamped And Embroidered Tea Towels
You don’t need fancy embroidery skills to create this adorable dish towel. Just a simple straight stitch is all you need to know to make these colorful towels!
DIY Girl Power Tea Towels
These pretty DIY Girl Power Tea Towels would be perfect for hosting the next girls’ night. If you’re heading over to a party or gathering, these dish towels will make the perfect hostess gift too.
Lemon Print Tea Towel DIY
A simple yet sweet summer DIY that can be made using transfer paper.
DIY Tea Towels
Learn how to make your own tea towels using your own designed fabric.
DIY Christmas Tea Towels
Whether you’re hanging these in your kitchen, using for a holiday party, or gifting, these DIY Christmas tea towels are a holiday essential!
DIY Hand Printed Tea Towels
A super easy steps by step showing how to hand print your own tea towels! Using your choice of colors of fabric paint you can easily make your own custom design!
Love Applique Tea Towel
See how to sew an Anthropologie-inspired love applique tea towel using home decor weight cotton and your fabric scraps! It’s easy to sew and makes a great housewarming or wedding gift!
