Fold a Towel Swan
Towel animals are often used by cruise lines, B&Bs and Hotels to make your stay memorable. Including some in your guest bathroom is sure to impress! To fold a towel swan, follow these directions.
Contents
Steps
- Lay a bath towel flat. Be sure to orient it in the “landscape” position as shown below.
- Fold the top two corners downwards and inwards so that they meet in the center. Note that, since it’s not a perfect square, they won’t line up with the bottom edge of the towel.
- Roll the two outside edges inwards toward the center. The resulting shape should like an upwards-pointing arrow.
- Fold the resulting arrow in to a Z. Be sure that the two bottom points of the arrow end up at the bottom of the Z and the top point, at the top.
- Set the Z down and squeeze the corners to set the curves. The Z should now look like a swan.
- Repeat for a swan companion whose neck can complete a heart shape.
Tips
- If you're making a pair of swans, be sure your bath towels are of equal thickness and size for best results.
- You can make swan babies with hand towels. Try for a towel swan family!
- This makes a great "7 Swans A Swimming" substitute if you are doing The 12 Days of Christmas for someone. You can give 7 white bath towels, fold them like swans, and place the wash cloths as suggested above in a fan shape at the rear. Add the hand towels as the water underneath in a light blue color.
- You can add tails to your swans too. A simple "paper fan" type fold with a hand towel works well – or you can make the triangular scroll shape (like you used for the body) with a hand towel and fold the two corners that you rolled back under the towel. Roll the side down a little so it goes around the part you tucked under. This resembles wings when you place it on the swan's back (with the point toward the back)
Warnings
- Make sure that the towel is totally dry before folding. Even a slightly damp towel can make the swan look slouchy and sad.
