This tip originally comes from The {New New} York Etsy Street Team, but I prefer TipNut’s simple explanation:

What you need:

• An old beat up towel (this is the base for the new bath mat)
• A yard or so of fabric
• Thread and pins

What you do:

Cut the towel in two equal sizes (your bath mat base will be two layers of toweling), weave strips of fabric over top, add a border then sew around the border of the bath mat to secure everything in place. That’s it! Please visit the site for all the details and see plenty of pics. Nice stuff!