towel dress

The latest towel dress that I made this month.  Why is it called a towel dress?  Exceptionally good question which I can't answer.  Someone mistakenly called it a towel dress and the name has stuck.  It is made from chenille.  You know the stuff that bedspreads used to be made from - maybe they still are.


What ever it is made from or what it is called, it is one of those very comfy items that is worn and loved and then worn some more until the poor thing is worn out, which is why I happened to be making another one this month.


The first one I made was in 2000.  I was given a dress that had been bought in Brunswick Street Fitzroy and asked to copy it as we live in Darwin, not close to Brunswick Street, the dress was wearing out but had been so easy to wear and comfortable that the owner of the dress couldn't bear to part with it.  We found some grey chenille and the next towel dress came into being.
That was 10 years ago and the grey dress was now thin, shabby, stained and with little fluffy chenille left on it. I went in search of fabric and came up with this chocolate brown chenille, a much better option than the baby pastels that were also on offer.  Considering the use the dress has it definitely needs to be made in a strong colour that wears easily.


Voila!  Another towel dress was born.  The chenille for this one seems to have a thinner backing than the previous material, meaning that this one may not make its 10th birthday.  That's okay.  Anything over five years old for a dress worn several times a week is a bonus.


The owner commented that she felt like a chocolate teddy bear in it and that is a fabulous description of the comfort and versatility of this dress.