Beach Towel Tote Directions
Make a clever foldup tote bag by adding handles to a standard size beach towel. Pile your stuff in the middle of the towel and fold the ends over the center to make a beach towel tote. Unfold the tote to use the towel for drying off or lying on the sand. You can wash and dry your easy-care beach towel tote by machine. Make several totes and give them as gifts to friends and family.
Things You'll Need
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
- Pins
- 1-inch wide cotton webbing
- Sewing machine with zigzag
- Thread
Instructions
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Cut a 10-foot length of cotton webbing. Butt the ends of the webbing together to form a large loop, and zigzag across the join to secure the ends together. Make sure that the webbing is not twisted before sewing the ends together.
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Lay the beach towel wrong side up on a firm surface, with the length of the towel running horizontally in front of you. Smooth the towel flat.
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Grasp one end and fold over one-third of the towel, and smooth. Grab the other end and fold over one-third of the towel, and smooth. Carefully turn the folded towel over.
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Lay the cotton-webbing loop across the towel, parallel to the folded edges. Adjust the loop of webbing so that the sewn join is in the center of the towel, the webbing runs parallel with the folds four inches from the folded edges, and the curves in the loop extend equally from both sides of the towel to form handles. Pin the webbing in place through the top layer of the towel only.
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Unfold the towel. Sew atop both lines of webbing with a zigzag stitch, from one edge of the towel to the other edge, to attach the webbing securely to the towel. Sew across the width of the webbing at the towel's edge to reinforce the handles.
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Lay the towel flat with the webbing side down and place your items in the center of the towel. Fold both ends of the towel over your items, and then grab both handles and pick up your beach towel tote.
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