Add Your Favorite Recipe to a Tea Towel (2024)

FAQs

How do I copy a recipe onto a tea towel? ›

Cut out the paper copy and a similar size sheet of graphite paper. Layer the graphite paper behind the photocopy of the recipe, position the darkest side face down on the plate, and tape it into place. Using a pen or sharp pencil, carefully trace over the recipe.

Opt for tea towels made from high-quality, absorbent materials that can handle everyday use and frequent washing. Additionally, consider the size of the tea towel; larger towels are great for drying dishes, while smaller ones are perfect for wiping countertops or hands.

Tea Towel Screen print Transfers

The transfer paper is printed with the desired design, and heat is applied to the paper, which causes the ink to transfer to the fabric. Heat transfer printing is a popular method for cotton tea towels because it is quick and easy and produces vibrant, high-quality prints.

Generously apply a thick layer of Mod Podge Photo Transfer Medium to the FRONT of the image. Apply as much Mod Podge as it takes to basically make the image disappear. Step Two: Once completely covered with Mod Podge, place your image picture-side down onto the dish towel.

Although a trademark cannot prevent copying of your recipe, you can prevent competitors from using a similar name for your dish, providing you're selling or planning to sell the results of the recipe to consumers.

Download a mobile scanning app.

With a free scanner app like Adobe Scan, all you need to do is take a photo of your recipe and the app will scan it into a PDF right from your phone.

For example, if your tea towel's dimensions are 27" x 27", you might want to make your design 29" x 29" to create a bleed area. This 2-inch on each side is the bleed area. Remember, the bleed area will be trimmed off in the final product, so do not place any important design elements or text in this area.

Tea towels and cloth towels are very absorbent and provide an ideal, moisture rich environment for bacteria to grow and spread. Growth of bacteria creates a cross-contamination risk in the kitchen. A used tea towel can spread bacteria to your hands, to food contact surfaces and directly into food.

What is the best fabric to make tea towels? ›

Avoid synthetic fibers, as they are proven to be less absorbent than natural fabrics. A cotton or linen blend terry cloth with a loop weave structure is the ideal choice.

One of the reasons tea towels act as such good microbial reservoirs is that they are often damp as they are used to absorb moisture and mop up spills. Water enables germs to grow. And so a moist tea towel left in a warm kitchen provides an ideal environment for bacteria to multiply.

If you have a scanner you can simply scan the recipes into the computer. If you don't have access to a scanner, you can take pictures of your recipes using a digital camera or your smartphone.

To make this project you'll of course need a tea towel. I used a microfiber towel, which works well with Cricut Infusible Ink transfer sheets, sublimation prints, and heat transfer vinyl. You'll need a few colors of those as well, depending on the colors you want to use.

Apply a medium coat of decoupage glue to the front of the cutting board, then carefully position the recipe printed-side down. Once laid, you don't want to move it around, so be careful to find the positioning before pressing it into the glue.