I know you thought these Mohawk towels were super cute, and you are wondering how to make one yourself. Or maybe just how to modify it to have a regular hooded towel? So here are the instructions, with pictures when I remembered to take them :D
Grady modelling his hooded Mohawk towel.Instructions:
Materials:
1 bath towel
1 matching hand towel
1) Cut your hand towel in half
2) Mark the center line of the long side of the hand towel
3) Mark 2 inches from the top of the short side of the hand towel on the raw edge
Marking lines
4) Cut the other half of your hand towel into 3 inch strips, you will need at least 3 strips
5) Cut one of the strips in half
Strips cut to length
6) Mark the center of your bath towel on the long side
7) Sew the long strip along the center line marked on the hand towel
You can see in this photo that I have sewn the strip with the stiches landing on the center line with a 1/4 inch below the line.
8) Sew the second long strip on the other side of the line so that when the towel is folded along the line the two strips loose sides line up.
long strips attached to center
9) Match the center line of the hand towel with the center of the bath towel and sew the two pieces together long the bottom edge of the hand towel and top edge of the bath towel. Leave the 2 inch marked line at the top and ensure that the long strips stay loose.
10) Fold the hand towel along the center line and put the two short strips in the middle with 1/4 inch below the marked line
11) Sew along the line ensuring all 4 layers are attached, this will create your hood
If you don't want a shredded edge:
You do not need the extra strips so you could easily make two hooded towels with one hand towel and two matching bath sheets.
Fold the hand towel in 1/2 lengthwise.
Sew a 1/4 inch seam along the raw short edge of the hand towel, turn it so the seam will be inside the hood.
Attach the finished edge of your hand towel to long side of the bath towel ensuring the centers line up.
Voila regular hooded towel.
I curved the edge of the hood for a cleaner look, here you can see it all attached.
12) Shred the edge of the long and short strip by making cuts every 1/2 down the the seam.
Making the 1/2 inch cuts.
13) Wash and tumble dry to let the hood fray.
Voila! Isabel modelling the purple towel :D
I hope my instructions make sense. Feel free to send me any questions. If you are feeling extra creative you could even add eyes and ears :D
