Comments on: Making your own beach towel poncho from two towels

By: Beth catt

Beth catt — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 06:42:02 +0000

I have made robes like this one with my mother when I was a teenager

By: Beth catt

Beth catt — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 06:30:01 +0000

Believe it or not in the 70s I had a robe just like the one in your picture, I 🤎loved it so much that I totally wore it 😄 go figure

By: Kimono Cover Up's

Kimono Cover Up's — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 07:45:24 +0000

This absolutely awesome! Such a fantastic guide, love it!

By: Lennie

Lennie — Thu, 30 May 2024 23:36:37 +0000

Thanks so much. I did find something that I am trying although it is tricky trying to ensure the edge of hood will match the neck opening which it seems you are saying as well. If it’s a lot of trouble don’t worry about the digital version. Thanks so much for the response

By: clobbercreations

clobbercreations — Thu, 30 May 2024 07:46:16 +0000

In reply to Lennie.

Hello, thanks for the comment and good questions.

I still have the old templates we drew out as I made a couple recently, and I remember planning to digitise them to make the templates a download. I have just checked and it looks like I did digitise it but I need to double check the dimensions and finalise it to pop on this website. I will look into this at the weekend and see whether I can get it up soon as I don’t think it will take too long. It’s a copy of an old hood from a hoodie I have, which you can see us trace in the youtube video, so if you have a nice hood on something at home, you may want to use that instead. If you do, I would recommend making up the hood and then pinning it from the cut opening to the main piece to see how far to stitch your shoulder seams as may vary depending on the hood. The distance between the cut opening and one of the shoulder seams on the one I made is 13cm.

(On a side note if you do use the templates when uploaded: I made two of these in the last couple of months, and while the hood is sufficient for what I needed, I think some people may prefer it a bit bigger)

For the bias tape on the front opening – I would do this after stitching on the hood. You can fold the raw end of the bias tape in on itself and just finish it where it needs to cover. I think I do it this way to reduce bulk and to prevent the bias tape being in the seam where the hood attaches to the main part but you could do it before attaching the hood as well.

By: Lennie

Lennie — Sun, 19 May 2024 15:07:04 +0000

Hi
This is a great pattern and tutorial. I’m a bit confused as to how to determine the lower edge size of hood and how much opening to leave. Also there is a curve to the edge of your hood piece — how do we know how much of a curve to use. Do you have pattern pieces available? And the bias tape on the cut opening.. so you’re using that to finish the edge — would you finish the cut part of neck before you put the hood on if you’re not using bias tape on the entire edge of hood? It seems that would be the way to do it so that the ends of the bias tape are hidden in the seam attaching hood to main piece

Thanks

By: clobbercreations

clobbercreations — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 13:00:01 +0000

In reply to Val. Great idea!

By: Val

Val — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:23:34 +0000

Brilliant and thanks. Made one this week but used older, worn towels from op shop because here in Australia a lighter beachjacket is more appropriate due to the heat.

By: Dina

Dina — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:19:49 +0000

Yippee! Just what I needed, Thankyou so much

Maisiequilts

By: Helena

Helena — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:42:08 +0000

Many many thanks!!! Greatly appreciated!!!