Introduction
If the hem of your towel has come undone and there are loose strings, use this guide so that the rest of your towel doesn't start to unravel.
Before you pick your thread, I would recommend using a color that matches your towel. I picked a darker color so that you could see the stitches I created.
This is also a project that you can do a bit at a time if you need a break.
This guide is designed to help people who do not have a sewing machine at their disposal. You are welcome to use a sewing machine if you'd rather, but the tools listed will help anyone complete this project easily by hand.
Tools
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Use sewing scissors to cut a piece of thread twice the length of your arm.
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Push one end of the thread through the hole at one end of the needle.
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Hold both ends of the thread in your hands.
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Make a knot at the very end of the thread.
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Snip the extra thread along the hem with scissors.
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Take the top of the edge of the towel and fold the entire hem towards you.
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Hold the ball of the pin and push it in from the front.
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Push the end of the pin from behind back through the front.
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With the very end of the pin poking out, push the tip into the towel to the left.
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Insert your needle just to the left of the very thick edge, so it will pierce through the corner.
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Pull the needle all of the way through and come back to the front.
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Repeat this until you have gone front to back at least 5 times.
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Working from front you back, insert your needle and pull it all of the way through.
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Go about a half inch to the left and insert your needle back to the front.
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Going another half inch to the left, repeat these steps and stitch evenly along the lower edge of the hem until you reach the end of the towel.
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Hold both strands to make a knot close to the towel and trim the ends.
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Knot your new thread and insert it close to your recent stitch, coming back through.
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Put your needle under the line of thread you just recently stitched to the right, pulling your thread almost all of the way through.
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Put your needle under the thread from your current stitch.
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Like in the third picture, you will want to pull the loop at the top until you have a flat line across.
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Pull your thread all of the way through to make it stay.
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Go back through your initial hole towards the back, then come up through to the front on the other side of your current stitch.
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Insert your needle just to the right of the very thick edge.
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Just like the first corner, you will go front to back (or back to front) 5 times.
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Once you reach the other edge, knot and trim your loose ends.
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Give yourself a high five! Now you are done!
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I am right-handed, which is how this guide was designed. The steps should still work, even if you are left-handed or decide to start with the left corner. Thank you for taking care of your towels!
