How to Fold a Towel Lobster

Co-authored by Lois Wade

Last Updated: December 23, 2021

Using one bath and one hand towel, "Larry the Lobster" can be made in a pinch to impress your house guests... even if they are "claws-trophobic". Cruise lines and bed and breakfast hotels often use towel art to spice up room decoration, while this lobster version could actually be a fun centerpiece for a seafood feast.

Steps

1
Lay the bath towel flat.
2
Roll both ends to the middle, forming a scroll.

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3
Pull the corners out of the middle of the rolls.
4
Hold the corners of one end of the towel in your right hand.
5
Hold the corners of the other end of the towel in your left hand.
6
Gently shake and pull the ends apart.
7
Lay the whole towel down with the rolled side up.
8
Lift one roll to rest on top of the other roll.
9
Bend the ends of one end to look more "claw like".
10
Lay the hand towel over the "tail" end.
11
Make four or five pleats in the towel down the length of the "tail".
12
Tuck the sides of the pleats under the rolls of the bath towel on both sides.
13
Form the tail by sliding the end in at the center.
14
Look, a towel crustacean!

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