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How to make reusable cotton rounds (tutorial)

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Make your own reusable cotton rounds sewing tutorial image cotton facial rounds tied with a yellow ribbon neededinthehome

You can make your own reusable cotton rounds to use, wash and reuse over and over again! These facial rounds can be used as reusable makeup removing wipes, to apply toner, to apply astringent, or with an essential oils recipe in a half pint glass Mason jar to clean your face. These make great eco-friendly gifts too.

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How to make reusable cotton rounds (tutorial)

What's needed:

  • 100% cotton flannel fabric  (Or organic cotton flannel) It can be any color or pattern or solid white. One yard x 44 inches will make approximately 60 rounds
  • A cutting mat
  • A rotary cutting tool
  • A  4″ circle ruler plastic stencil (or whatever size your prefer – sewing will take the size down by half an inch or so) in a circle shape.  You can make one by drawing a circle or tracing the bottom of a drinking glass close in size onto a cereal box or cardboard and cutting it out.
  • An Overlock machine, sewing machine or serger
  • Serger thread or sewing machine thread in a color to match your fabric
  • Scissors to cut loose thread

Cotton rounds tutorial image cotton flannel fabric on the bolt

Technique

1. Lay your cutting mat on a clean surface and lay your fabric on it so that you have two layers to cut through.

Cotton rounds tutorial image hand holding a bolt of cotton flannel fabric

2.  Place your circle stencil on the fabric in a way so that not much material is wasted.

3. Take the rotary cutter and trace and cut around the circle making sure you cut through both pieces.

Cotton rounds tutorial image hands using a circle ruler stencil and rotary cutting tool to cut fabric on a cutting mat

4. Repeat until you have the amount of rounds desired. (Each round has 2 layers that will be sewn together.)

Cotton rounds tutorial image cutting mat fabric cut into a circle from round stencil

5. Make sure your type of machine is properly threaded. Take some scrap material and test your tension (see the owners manual of your machine for more information).

6. Take two of cut rounds and make sure they are lined up one on top of the other. On an overlock machine or serger, hold the material and turn as you sew.  Serge all around the edges. Near the end, cross over the thread from where you started (to prevent frays) about half an inch. On a regular sewing machine, set the machine to sew zig-zags, then hold the material and turn as you sew. Sew all around the edges. Near the end, cross over the thread from where you started (to prevent frays) about half an inch.

7. Cut thread close to the cloth edge.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for the remaining cotton rounds. If it is a gift, you could tie a ribbon on the bunch.

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Cotton rounds tutorial image reusable cotton facial rounds tied with a ribbon as an eco-friendly zero waste gift

Washing instructions: Place in a netting or mesh bag and hang to dry. Wash with a load of laundry in that bag any temperature. Dry on normal setting. Do not use fabric softener to keep it soft feeling and more absorbent.

Cotton rounds tutorial image fingers holding facial rounds in side view to show overlock machine stitches

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What's needed:

  • 100% cotton flannel fabric  (Or organic cotton flannel) It can be any color or pattern or solid white. One yard x 44 inches will make approximately 60 rounds
  • A cutting mat
  • A rotary cutting tool
  • A  4″ circle ruler plastic stencil (or whatever size your prefer – sewing will take the size down by half an inch or so) in a circle shape.  You can make one by drawing a circle or tracing the bottom of a drinking glass close in size onto a cereal box or cardboard and cutting it out.
  • An Overlock machine, sewing machine or serger
  • Serger thread or sewing machine thread in a color to match your fabric
  • Scissors to cut loose thread

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