Recycled towel bathmat

These transformations are incredible.

Never ever throw your old bath towels..and here's why

Have old bath towels laying around that you can’t use? I know I do. But I hate to throw away something which might turn out to be a useful craft supply. It turns out I

Save feet from cold floors and towels from landfills with this fun bathmat.

The NewNew, a collective of designers in New York, posted a lovely bath mat tutorial on their website, made of an old towel and your favorite fabric. Find the tutorial here.

bath floor mat

Once the new bathroom was finished I went out and got some new towels (finally!) And the old ones got a new life...as a bathmat! This project used 24 long strips of towel cut 3 1/2" wide. About 4 or 5 bath towels. Just trim off the sewn ends and start cutting. Once cut I sewed 3 ends together and started braiding. If you want you could first fold and sew each strip to secure the cut edges, but as long as you fold the edges in as you braid it works out fine. When you get near the end of the…

DIY Bath Mat....yes one that will not break the washing machine while washing. Yes I have a dog,cat, sandy floor and would like to wash it weekly.

I have been working on a really cool diy/repurposing project. I had a really ragged bathmat, the kind just made out of terry cloth. It had thin parts in it, even holes. I decided to try a technique I discovered a couple of years ago by taking other terry towels and sewing strips on top of the old bath mat. I love the way it turned out! From start to finish, it was about 6 hours. Here are the step by steps... I bought two inexpensive towels from the clearance shelves at a big box retailer. I…

A perfect way to make a lot of crafts is to reuse existing materials, like towels. You can use a few towels to make an amazing bath towel rug for your home.