Mending a frayed towel

What I did:

Before

My client had a blue towel where the long edges had frayed.

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Before: blue towel with frayed edges

After

I used a combination of machine and hand sewing to sew a binding — made from reclaimed cotton fabric in a blue cloud print — over the frayed edges.

After: towel with binding sewn on over the long edges.