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Life hack: Use towels to turn waste into valuables and transform them into very practical rags

What can we do with towels? In fact, many people should have some old and unused towels in their homes, or towels given as small gifts by businesses for events. We can use towels to transform some interesting crafts, so as to achieve the purpose of turning waste into treasure. Here we will teach you how to transform towels into bath rags. Rags are still very important in our daily lives. We can use them to wipe the table, wipe the floor, or shine shoes when doing some housework. We can use rags, so now let’s learn how to use towels to become Turn waste into treasure and transform it into a very practical rag.

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Illustration of changing towels into rags

  1. Prepare a thin towel. Cut a towel into two pieces. You can choose cheap thin towels, such as small towel gifts given by businesses for events. Although it is new, the quality is not very good.
    Life hack: Use towels to turn waste into valuables and transform them into very practical rags
  2. Cut it in half and trim off the folded edges.
    Life hack: Use towels to turn waste into valuables and transform them into very practical rags
  3. Fold in the middle and use a sewing machine to overlock the seam at a width of 1 cm.
    Life hack: Use towels to turn waste into valuables and transform them into very practical rags
  4. As shown below, fold the seam allowance and sew a 1.5cm seam allowance on both sides. Set up a return port on one side.
    Life hack: Use towels to turn waste into valuables and transform them into very practical rags
  5. The effect is shown in the figure below.
    Life hack: Use towels to turn waste into valuables and transform them into very practical rags
  6. After sewing, trim off any excess seam allowance.
    Life hack: Use towels to turn waste into valuables and transform them into very practical rags
  7. Return it to the "front" through the reserved return port. You can use chopsticks to smooth out the turned corners.
    Life hack: Use towels to turn waste into valuables and transform them into very practical rags
  8. Use a sewing machine to cross-stitch two lines in the middle. The rag is finished
    Life hack: Use towels to turn waste into valuables and transform them into very practical rags
  9. Also, you can use the remaining fabric to make a hanging buckle, as shown in the picture below. This is where we introduce you to a very practical tutorial on how to transform a rag.
    Life hack: Use towels to turn waste into valuables and transform them into very practical rags

Extended reading:

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