Creating High-Quality Embroidery Designs on Towels with Eagle Digitizing

The ultimate goal of digitizing is embroidery. Embroidering on towels is a great way to add a personal touch to your bathroom or to create a special gift for someone. However, choosing the right design size and technique can make all the difference. At Eagle Digitizing, we offer custom digitizing services to create high-quality embroidery designs on various fabrics, including terry cloth. By selecting the right design size and technique, you can ensure that your embroidery stands out and looks polished.

Choosing The Appropriate-Sized Design

When embroidering on towels, it's crucial to select the right design size for the towel you're stitching on. A small design on a large towel can get lost in the terry cloth, while a large design on a hand towel won't be adequately displayed when hung over a towel bar. Generally, a 4" x 4" design works well for a hand towel.

How To Float A Towel For Embroidery

Instead of hooping the towel, consider floating it on adhesive-backed tear away or regular tear away stabilizer. Hooping towels can be challenging for beginners because of the thickness of the material, and it can distort the fibers. To place the design on the towel, center it by marking the center line horizontally and vertically on the hooped stabilizer. Then, fold the towel along the vertical line, aligning the center point of the design with the center point of the stabilizer, and stick one half to the stabilizer.

Floating A Water-Soluble Topper On Top of The Towel

To ensure continuous stitching, float a water-soluble topper on top of the towel. If the towel has a thick nap, consider covering it with a piece of tulle to prevent the fibers from poking through the stitching.

When finished stitching, clean up the towel by trimming the jump stitches, peeling away the water-soluble topper, and as much tear away stabilizer as possible. Finally, spritz the towel with water and let it soak to dissolve the topper and make the tear away come off more easily.

In conclusion, with the right design size and technique, embroidery on towels can be a fun and rewarding experience. Let Eagle Digitizing help you create the perfect embroidery design for your towel or any fabric of your choice. Contact us today to learn more about our custom digitizing services.