Flour sack tea towel source
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Flour sack tea towel source
I'm sure I've asked this question before....but here goes again. I am looking for a source for old fashioned flour sack tea towels. I love to embroider on them. But the prices have really gotten high. Does anyone have a source for these. I wouldn't mind buying 100 or so if they are nice.
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This place has them for $2.05 if you buy 100. The cheapest way I think is to buy muslin fabric and hem them yourself. http://www.discountembroideryblanks....hentowels.html
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Try this for an inexpensive source.
I'm sure I've asked this question before....but here goes again. I am looking for a source for old fashioned flour sack tea towels. I love to embroider on them. But the prices have really gotten high. Does anyone have a source for these. I wouldn't mind buying 100 or so if they are nice.
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Think my mother used to buy them for an elderly friend of hers for hand embroidering. I got them when the friend passed away and now I use them to cover my threads and machines to keep them dust off them. Probably have around a couple dozen of them folded up onto the shelf. Some are unused, some with embroidery on them. Nice size too, think around 36 x 36 or close to it as they seem fairly large.
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feedsack tea towels
I have purchased a lot of "feedsack" towels from Sams Club. I think they are 12 for $12.?? They are a good size and work very well for machine embroidery. I do not use any dense designs but rather stick with the vintage days of the week designs. Of course I always wash them first and this will entail some pressing and starching before stitching but the end result is very nice. I have sold them at craft fairs with repeat customers. I forgot to mention that you can also purchase them at Walmart--maybe a bit smaller in size but pretty much same quality.
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