Bath Towels 70x140 cm

Four 70 x 140 cm bath towels in 600 g/m² Egyptian cotton, in one colour of your choice from five shades. Enough for a couple to always have a clean set ready while the other is in the wash.

What you use it for

• After the shower or bath — covers from shoulder to knee, so one towel is enough
• For the sauna or pool — tightly woven, so it doesn't stay heavy and clammy
• As a beach towel — large enough to sit on and to wrap yourself in
• In the guest room or Airbnb — retains color and volume after dozens of industrial washes
• On the rack next to the bath — the loops stay upright, so it doesn't go limp

What does 600 gsm mean?

GSM stands for grams per square meter: the weight of one square meter of fabric. Simply put — the higher that number, the more cotton is in the towel, and the more water it can absorb. To put it in perspective:

• 350 to 400 gsm — the thin towel from the supermarket. It pushes the water over your skin rather than absorbing it.
• 500 gsm — what most hotels use. Fine, but not luxurious.
• 600 gsm — this towel. Feels full and heavy in your hand and dries you off in one go.
• Above 800 gsm — so thick that it takes days to dry. Sounds luxurious, but is impractical in reality.

So 600 is not a random number. It is the point at which a towel feels luxurious and yet is dry again the next morning.

What does 20/2 mean?

A towel consists of thousands of tiny loops of yarn. 20/2 indicates how that yarn is made. The 20 is the thickness of the thread. The 2 means that two of those threads are twisted together into one stronger thread. This is called two-ply.

Most towels in this price range use a single loose thread — that is 20/1. You won't see the difference in the store, but you will notice it after a year: a single thread frays and the loops flatten, making the towel feel thinner and less absorbent. Two twisted threads stay upright. That is why this towel still feels like a new towel after thirty washes.

Why Egyptian cotton?

Cotton grows as a tuft of fibers. With regular cotton, those fibers are short, which means many loose ends stick out of the thread. That causes lint, and it eventually feels rough. Egyptian cotton has longer fibers, so fewer loose ends per thread. The result is a smoother and stronger thread: soft from the first wash, and it holds its shape.

We weave directly with our weaver in Egypt, without middlemen. We have been supplying bath linen to hotels and the hospitality industry in the Netherlands for years — the Nile Collection is that same quality, in colors that belong in a home.

• Color: Powder Pink, Lilac, Light Blue, Mint Green, or Taupe
• Size: 70 x 140 cm
• Contents: set of 4 bath towels
• Weight: 600 gsm (grams per square meter — this determines how thick and absorbent the fabric is)
• Material: 100% Egyptian cotton
• Yarn: 20/2 two-ply (two threads twisted into one)
• Origin: woven in Egypt

How to keep it in good condition

• Wash it separately once before you use it for the first time. New terry cloth comes with a small layer from the weaving process. That has to be removed first, because only then will the cotton really absorb water. If you skip that first wash, the towel will seem to have poor absorbency — that is not a quality issue, it is that layer.
• Do not use fabric softener. Fabric softener leaves a thin layer on the fiber. That feels soft at first, but it seals the fiber so that water can no longer penetrate it. After a few washes, you are left with something that doesn't absorb anything anymore.
• Washing at 60 °C is enough to get everything out.
• The dryer is fine, on a low setting. The heat actually helps the loops stand upright again, making it feel fuller than if you dry it on a line.
• Washing separately for the first time applies to all dyed terry cloth: some color may bleed.
  

  Note: Due to the high weight and the full cotton structure, this bath textile may release some lint during the first 2 to 3 washes. This is normal and will decrease automatically after a few washes. Wash the product before the first use and preferably separately or with similar colors.

Washable at 60°C. Do not use fabric softener — it leaves a layer on the fiber and reduces absorption. Drying at a low temperature keeps the loop intact the longest. Wash separately the first time.

GSM is the weight of the fabric per square meter. Supermarket towels are around 350 GSM, hotels typically use 500. Above that, you get noticeably more volume and absorption.

Shipping within the Netherlands and Belgium. Free on orders over €50, otherwise €4.95. Ordered before 4:00 PM, delivered the next business day. Returns are accepted within 30 days.

Hotels, B&Bs and catering establishments can order at tiered prices starting from 50 units. Request a quote via the business page.