How it's Made—Tea Towels

Our handwoven tea towels have been a fan favorite! Thanks for loving them as much as we do. And even though you can read all about how our handwoven fabric is made, we couldn’t resist giving these tea towels their moment in the spotlight.

So how were these tea towels made? Great question. I would love to show you! 

Designed by our talented designer, Analise, and sewn in our studio in Udaipur, a printed piece of hand-spun, handwoven cotton, known in India as khadi (pictured being woven above), was inlayed with a piece of plain khadi. The overlaid edges add a pop of color and design to each towel. We also added a DABU tag in the corner so your towel can be hung easily on your cabinet or wall making a beautiful display and for easy drying. The fabric is soft, absorbent and oh so pretty, the perfect addition to your kitchen! 

BUT, these towels do have a bit of a history. As you may remember, we tried multiple times to outsource the sewing for these towels and finally concluded that doing it ourselves would be best. What we thought would be a quick and easy turn around, turned out to be months of trial and error.

As with most of our textiles, these tea towels started out as meters and meters of soft, handwoven cotton.

      Khadi (the fabric) is so soft it made the sewing a bit tricky! Here, Punam and Kusum are working on a sample with scrap fabric. 

Kusum in the groove! 

Thankfully after a bit of trial and error, we got in a rhythm and the final result is exactly what we dreamed of!

We love photographing our textiles! It is always a challenge to get the right shot. A photo that does justice to the color and quality of the piece is sometimes hard to get. But our favorite thing is to see is our DABU textiles being used in your real life, so keep sharing photos of your kitchen with us! While Elizabeth has been in the US this month, she's had the opportunity to get some great shots of the tea towels in beautiful kitchens and we love it! 

Cashew, Pepper, and Strawberry Jam. Spot the palm basket hiding behind them? 

Thanks for choosing handmade and sustainable textiles for your kitchen!

Bye for now!

Sarah