Those strips on your towels have a real purpose… and you might not have known it.

We’ve all seen it before, that famous embroidered line on our bath towels. Subtle but undeniably present, it often sits at one end, like a textile signature we no longer even question. But what if we told you it’s not just there for decoration? Yes, this mysterious band actually has a very specific function – and it might surprise you.
A towel is not just… a towel

When we choose a bath towel, we think about its softness, thickness and ability to absorb water quickly. But we rarely think about one small detail: the woven edge, also known as the “dobby edge”. Yet it is this very band that makes all the difference between a towel that lasts a long time… and one that falls apart after just a few washes.

The “role of the dobby edge”: much more than a decorative element

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