How to Do Machine Embroidery on Towels

Towel embroidered with a fish.

Machine embroidery allows you to add personal touches to your decor. There are many items that can be embroidered, and embroidering a bath towel will add a special look to your bathroom and you don't have to pay a fortune for it. With just a little patience you can turn your bathroom into something your guests will admire.

Things You'll Need

• Hoop for embroidery machine Bottom tear away stabilizer Temporary adhesive spray Towel to embroider Top water-soluble stabilizer Straight pins Embroidery thread

Instructions

1. 

   Load your hoop with a medium to heavy tear away stabilizer.

   See figure A

2. 

   Spray stabilizer with adhesive spray. Fold your towel vertically and lay it across your hoop to center.

   See Figure B

3. 

   Spray top stabilizer with adhesive and use straight pins around the outside edges of hoop attaching towel to bottom stabilizer. The top stabilizer prevents the individual threads of the towel from pulling up during the embroidery process.

   See Figure C

4. 

   Put your hooped towel on the embroidery machine. Choose your pattern and let the embroidering begin.

   See Figure D

5. 

   Remove the embroidery from the machine when it is completed and remove the pins and top stabilizer.

   See Figure E

6. 

   Now remove towel from bottom stabilizer.

   See Figure F

7. 

   Admire your embroidered towel.

   See Figure G

Tips & Warnings

• Most towels are too thick to put in the hoop with your stabilizer so these instruction are for putting the towel on top of your hoop with stabilizers and straight pins. This will help to keep it in place. Always make sure the image you want is going to fit into the space you wish it to, especially on something as small as a ribbon. Your machine should have a layout option for you to check the amount of space required. Set out all of your threads in advance. This will help you make sure you have all the colors you need and will also save you time.

• Do not leave your machine unattended while it is embroidering. The bobbin may clog or the needle may break. If you do not catch these incidents immediately, your machine could sustain serious damage.