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Face Washer with Crochet Trim

February 21, 2014 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 12 Comments

Face Washer with Crochet Trim 1

On a trip to Spotlight this week, I picked up a pack of 6 white Face Washers for $4.99.  I love a good bargain and they were great value but are a little boring. I have decided to challenge myself to decorate them using different techniques so I have a stack of pretty face washers to use as gifts.  Face washers can be great gifts for friends, Nana’s, baby showers, house guests etc. Face washers would also be perfect for a fête or craft stall. You can partner them with some nice soap or body products.

The first project in our Face Washer Challenge is a pretty face cloth with hand crocheted trim.

Face Cloth with Crochet Trim 1

Face Washer with Crochet Trim

First up, I delved into my fabric stash and used some pretty Flower Sugar fabric and pink gingham to make a fabric band that went across the bottom of the face washer. It was finished off with a simple crochet shell edging in pink 3 ply crochet cotton along the bottom edge.

Face Washer with Crochet Edge 1

If you would like to make your own you will need:

  • white face washer
  • strip of floral fabric that is 3 inches wide x (width of face washer + 1 inch)
  • trip of gingham fabric that is 1 1/2 inches wide x (width of face washer + 1 inch)
  • pink crochet cotton, 3 ply
  • crochet hook, size 2.5 mm

I made the Face Washer with Crochet Trim using the same method as the Guest Towel with Crochet Trim. Check out this post for step by step instructions on adding the fabric and the pattern for the crochet shell edging. If you don’t crochet, you could add some ready-made crocheted lace or trim, or else leave the bottom edge plain.

Stay tuned for the next project in the Face Washer Challenge.

Check out some of other face cloth projects:

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Pretty Face Cloth

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Face Washer Bunny

Filed Under: Crafts, Crochet, Mother's Day, Sewing, Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: craft stall, face washer, face washer challenge

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Comments

  1. Marcia Carvalho de Souza says

    February 21, 2014 at 9:36 pm

    Cute, cute, cute!!!

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      February 21, 2014 at 9:50 pm

      Thanks Marcia!

      Reply
  2. Anne says

    February 22, 2014 at 9:18 am

    Absolutely gorgeous!! I want to do this on towels too. Thanks for sharing.
    Anne xx

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      February 22, 2014 at 9:29 am

      Thanks Anne – it is a fun project to use some precious fabric scraps.

      Reply
  3. jenny of elefantz says

    February 22, 2014 at 10:01 am

    Oh, that is so delightful, Lisa! xx

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      February 22, 2014 at 10:23 am

      Thanks Jenny 🙂

      Reply
  4. Sandie @ crazy'boutquilts says

    February 22, 2014 at 10:50 am

    Oh how adorable!! Thanks for the ideas. 🙂

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      February 22, 2014 at 11:29 am

      You’re welcome Sandie!

      Reply
  5. Cath says

    February 22, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    Very pretty. I never thought to do something like that.

    Cath Ü

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      February 22, 2014 at 2:51 pm

      Thanks Cath – it doesn’t take much to dress up a plain wash cloth.

      Reply
  6. Linda Maggs says

    March 7, 2014 at 12:15 pm

    I love what you have done with the face washers…. so pretty and feminine!! I have pinned it to one of my Pinterest boards
    http://www.pinterest.com/pin/43065740161242394/

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      March 7, 2014 at 6:14 pm

      Thanks so much Linda 🙂

      Reply

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