Cross stitching on bathroom towels
Give your bathroom a new look!
It's time to get rid of those tired and sad towels and give your bathroom a fresh set of towels. 
There are several ranges of terry towels specifically designed for stitching. They all include a woven Aida area where you can cross stitch. Use our handy size guide below to check if your pattern will fit the Aida area.
If you can't find the right towel you can also stitch your motif on a piece of Aida and machine stitch it on a regular towel.
The splendid "parakeet" design shown here is specifically designed for the DMC bathroom towel range with a pattern designed for each size: Bath towel, Hand towel, Guest towel and - Wash glove
Tips for stitching on washable items:
1. Use colorfast floss
DMC cotton floss colors are colorfast which means you can machine wash them even at a high temperature, which makes them ideal for bathroom towels. Do not use metallics that cannot be washed at a high temperature and if you use other threads, check their specifications to make sure they will not run and will hold their color.
2. Finishing your thread.
Make sure each length of thread is solidly secured at the back of your stitching and will not come undone during repeated washes.
Size guide for Ready-to stitch terry towels
| Bath towel: 28" x 55" 70 x 140 cm Ref DMC CL008 Aida zone (in stitches): 448 x 71 | Hand towel 20" x 39" 50 x 100 cm Ref DMC CL007 Aida zone (in stitches): 229 x 58 | Guest towel 12" x 20" 30 x 50cm Ref DMC CL006 Aida zone (in stitches): 162 x 47 | Wash glove 6" x 8" 15 x 21 cm Ref DMC CL005L Aida zone (in stitches): 85 x 23 |
Rico range
| Bath towel 28" x 55" 70 x 140 cm Aida zone (in stitches): 422 x 72 | Hand towel 20" x 39" 50 x 100 cm Aida zone (in stitches): 303 x 46 | Guest towel 12 x 20" 30 x 50 cm Aida zone (in stitches): 182 x 22 | Wash glove information not available |
Charles Craft (only small sizes available)
| Estate towel 16" x 24" Aida zone (in stitches): 268 x 44 | Home dec towel 16" x 26" Aida zone (in stitches): 220 x 40 | Guest towel "Maxton" 12" x 19.5" Aida zone (in stitches): 159 x 31 |
Stitching ideas and patterns
>> see all patterns designed for stitching on terry towels
You might also want to check out other sections of our website and refering to the number of stitches of the chart to check if your pattern will fit.
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