Linen Dishtowel with Stencil
The above stencil was cut out by hand using an exacto knife on a piece of plastic velum. I have used this on many dish towels & aprons. I sewed a piece of natural twill tape on the bottom that I decorated with dots printed from a pencil eraser dipped in fabric paint. I made a set of these towels as a house warming gift for friends moving into a new apartment.
This linen apron was made for my sister a while back & it’s apparent that it needed some ironing. I used the same stencil that was on the above linen dish towel but used 2 colors for the top & bottom borders. The straps were made from some really great polyester striped taping that I found at one of my all time favorite Japanese ribbon stores in NYC. When it was all finished I embroidered around one of the bottles & added a flower.
My Linen Apron
The last version of this stencil belongs to me! I use this cafe apron constantly. I sewed on a small red cross detail for interest & hand stitched the bottoms of the strap with red embroidery thread.
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I love your creations! I can’t wait to see yours tomorrow at High Street. I am wondering how much the stenciled linen apron or dishtowels are. Do you bring them to Boulder tomorrow? The aprons of photos are your sister and yours, but are you selling same kind of aprons? I love to have those for Christmas presents to my friends. Thank you!
Beniko Olsen
Thanks Beniko! At the moment I have the bags all hanging on my office wall…. I can bring a couple to High street tomorrow- hope to see you there although I will probably be late as my son is having a sleepover / birthday party tonight & I will be on breakfast duty in the morning-
All the best, elke
love the embroidery detail around the vase!