If you have ever stayed at a good hotel, you must have noticed how perfectly their towel sculptures usually are, and you probably wondered how they do it. It’s actually not as hard as you may think, and some of these incredible sculptures can easily be done at home.
Most crafters actually enjoy using their towels to create fascinating objects, mostly from animals. It is extremely cool to take an everyday item and turn it into a work of art, which people can enjoy using and appreciate.
Towel sculptures and impressive and entertaining for guests, and they can be turned into all sorts of animals to heart designs for the couples. Here are a few of these towel sculptures you can try at home to make your family and friends happy.
Towel Swans
These are pretty common, and as a beginner, it is the easiest shape to start with. There are plenty of videos online that can teach you how to do a good towel swan.
If you feel you are struggling with the instructions, watch the video a couple of times, and you will be good to go.
Towel Elephant
This one can be enjoyable for the kids at home. However, towel elephants are made in two sections, with a bath towel that forms the legs and the body and another small towel that makes the trunk and the head.
Towel Origami Swan
The origami swan is a perfect fold for your towels. To start, you will need a smooth folding surface, a white bath towel, and a white hand towel.
Start by spreading the bath towel out on the smooth surface, and ensure that the log sides face you. Then, roll the right and left sides of the towel to form a mid-point on the towel.
Keep on rolling till you reach the middle part of the towel, then rotate the shape to a 90-degree angle. The point will become the swan's beak, then gently shape the towel back on itself to make a swan shape.
Roll the hand towel on its length, fold it in half, and put it on the top of the swan body. It will provide it with the support it needs to prop the neck up for the creation, and this also gives a more realistic looking appearance.
Towel Cat
You will really enjoy making this towel cat design, and all you will need is two hand towels and a bath towel. The towels must be of the same color if you want good results.
Instructions
To get started, you will need to open the large bath towel wide and on the floor, or a flat surface, and then from one of the short ends, start rolling the towel up till it reaches the center. Repeat this with the other side and ensure to make some tight rolls.
These should be able to meet at the center. Hold both of the rolls in your hands, and then turn the end that is closest to you under so that the bottom third of it can be underneath the rest of the length.
Next, you will need to position the hand towel at your front so the short edges can be closest to your body. Then, fold it half wise and start to roll the towel into a cone-shaped design and start with the upper right corner, and stop about halfway down the towel.
Take the unfolded edge of the towel and start rolling it towards the center. You should be rolling the towel on the other roll.
How To Make A Towel Cake?
If you wish to do a wedding cake design of the towels, you will need at least 3 bath towels, some pins, a hand towel, and 2 bows or flowers.
Towel Bunny
This requires you to have 1 bath towel and 1 hand towel. The process is a long one that will require you to follow the step-by-step guide given in the below video to have good results. Bunnies are adorable, and hence their sculptures are quite popular.
How To Make A Towel Lobster?
This has been described as a medium difficulty kind of design, which will require you to have 1 bath towel, and 1 hand towel. The process is well shown in the video, and all you have to do is follow their procedure step-by-step.
Conclusion
With towel sculptures, what you are looking for is to take your guest’s experiences a notch higher. They will not only be impressed with what you have done, but they will also feel extremely touched that you took the time to do this for them.
Most of these sculpted art needs you to follow the steps so you can have excellent results.
