WE all use towels every day but have you ever wondered what the striped band is for? It turns out there is a very handy use ...

People are only just starting to realise that the decorative strip on your towels has a name and a specific purpose ...

Known as a "dobby border," the woven strip of a towel is not just decorative — it also has useful functions, according to ...

The interior designer added another reason for those stripes. “There’s also a branding-friendly reason for the addition. It also gives manufacturers a structured area for branding and embroidery, ...

The dobby border also helps the towel hold its shape when it’s washed multiple times. Plus, it’s there for decorative purposes too. “It’s called ‘the dobby border’ and it reinforces the fabric, ...

Over the past few years, brands like Tekla and Dusen Dusen Home have made swirly, striped, dotted ... at $54 for a single bath towel, you get what you pay for: A luxurious towel made from long ...

So, here's my honest thoughts. I opted for the Luxe Striped Bath Towels, a pinstriped upgrade to Cozy Earth’s classic Luxe Bath collection. My first impression? Gorgeous. The rich black-and ...

Most bathroom towels have a telltale ‘stripe’ or band along one end, with larger bath sheets often having multiple bands along their edge. A debate has ignited online after one person ...

Sure, a bath towel will do the trick ... For every classic shawl-collar white robe from Frette, there’s a striped, Ferris Bueller–esque one courtesy of Dusen Dusen. The specs of each pick ...

They explained: “The woven strip found at the ends of most bath towels is more than ... accommodation services can tell the size of the towel by how many stripes it has (which is easily visible).