How to Make Your Own Kitchen Scrubbers

Pouf Scrubber

• 1

  Cut three strips of nylon net with scissors. Depending on the size you prefer, make your strips anywhere from 4 inches wide to 6 inches wide. Cut the strips 54 inches long, or more for a fuller scrubber.

• 2

  Thread the needle with about a foot of thread and knot the ends of the thread together.

• 3

  Stack the three lengths of nylon atop one another. Take several small stitches in the middle at one end to secure the thread to the fabric and then make running stitches down the middle of the strips, working through all layers.

• 4

  Pull the thread firmly, gathering up the net fabric along the stitching line and then take a few small, tight stitches to secure the thread once again. Cut the remaining thread away.

• 5

  Fluff the layers of netting until the scrubber takes on a rounded appearance.

Flat Nylon Scrubber

• 6

  Layer an old bath cloth between several layers of nylon netting. Use at least two layers of net for each side; more if desired. If you want your scrubber to be soft on one side, layer the bath cloth on top.

• 7

  Stitch around the perimeter of the stack, sewing through all layers. If you are machine stitching, use a zig-zag stitch around the scrubber and trim any excess material away to finish the edge. If hand-sewing, stitch around the perimeter with straight stitching to join the layers, and once again with a blanket stitch or any finishing stitch you like.

• 8

  Sew across the scrubber in the middle, both vertically and horizontally, to stabilize the layers. For a more rigid scrubber, make several parallel lines across the surface both ways, equal distance from each other.

Sponge Scrubber

• 9

  Cut several layers of netting large enough to cover both sides of your sponge with enough extra fabric to make a seam, and wide enough to do the same thing.

• 10

  Stack the netting layers and fold in half, slipping the sponge into the fold.

• 11

  Sew around the outside edge of the sponge by hand or with a sewing machine, catching all the layers as you go. You will have a seam on three sides, since the fold is against the fourth side of the sponge.

• 12

  Cut away the excess material. Make blanket stitches or other finishing stitches if you prefer to give the scrubber a neater appearance.