How to Make a Kitchen Towel Angel

Here's a unique way to present a housewarming gift of a set of kitchen towels. Poems about angels are optional...

Steps

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    Gather the supplies needed. These are listed under "Things You'll Need" below. Launder the towels if they are not new.
  2. 2
    Loop the two hairbands together. They will hold everything else in place.
  3. 3
    Lay the hand towel/dish towel flat.
  4. 4
    Starting with one long edge, accordion fold the entire towel in widths of one inch (2.5cm).
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    Fold the accordion in half lengthwise and set aside.
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    Lay the washcloth flat.
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    Accordion fold the washcloth in 1 inch (2.5cm) width folds.
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    Fold the washcloth accordion in half and sandwich it around the fold of the hand towel.
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    Starting at the loop side, accordion fold the potholder.
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    Position as shown.
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    Place one hair band around one end of the potholder, then wrap it around the nested towel/washcloth pair. Loop the other end of the hairband pair around the opposite side of the potholder.
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    Hang the "angel" by the potholder loop.

Community Q&A

  • Question
    Is the hot pad a square shape?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Yes. The hot pad is shaped as a square in order to fit on your stomach when you are not feeling well.

Things You'll Need

  • One hand towel
  • One washcloth
  • One hot pad
  • Two thick elastic hair bands (new)

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Lois Wade
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Lois Wade
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This article was co-authored by Lois Wade, a trusted member of wikiHow's volunteer community. Lois Wade has 45 years of experience in crafts including sewing, crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, drawing, and paper crafts. She has been contributing to craft articles on wikiHow since 2007. This article has been viewed 90,004 times.
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Updated: April 4, 2021
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Categories: Featured Articles | Towel Origami and Decoration