Store bought towels can be so drab, even in the bright colors they come in now-a-days the "no frills" quality of them hardly says sumptuous. Luckily it's easy as pie to turn a ho hum towel into a real hum dinger. Here's how:

You'll need:

-Basic pre-washed towels in colors that coordinate with your bathroom scheme - bath, hand and face
-Various pre-washed cotton, colorfast trims that also coordinate with your colors
-Thread to match
-Sewing machine
-Scissors

Start by picking a trim that contrasts pleasantly with one of your towels. Lay it across the towel in a place that looks good proportionally (it's nice to leave a little space at the bottom of the towel, use the woven band that most towels have as a guide) and pin it on. Stitch it in place along both edges (Fig. 1) and the ends, trimming it to fit (Fig. 2), using thread on the top of the machine that matches the trim and thread in the bobbin that matches the towel. Repeat as many times as you have towels. Ball fringe can be layered to create a diamond pattern and different trims can be combined to create a variety of effects.

I like to make a matching set of two of each towel. It's less jarring then having all the towels trimmed differently.

Once your towels are done you can take inspiration from them to trim some other bathroom accessories:

Candles can be trimmed with sequins and beads that are threaded on pins.

A little hot glue and the left over trim from your towels will decorate a wastebasket and tissue box cover.

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