The Striped Towels
Marshmellow Bath · Concha
Midweight 550 GSM organic cotton, yarn-dyed stripes, woven in our own mill. The towel that gets better after twenty washes.
Green & Pink Stripes
Sage green and dusty rose, woven on natural cotton.
Green & Pink Stripes
Midweight terry · 550 GSM · organic cotton
A €37 bath towel used three times a week for eight years costs about three cents each time you dry off.
Blue & Yellow Stripes
Sky blue and mustard — the pair that makes a plain bathroom look considered.
Blue & Yellow Stripes
Midweight terry · 550 GSM · organic cotton
A €37 bath towel used three times a week for eight years costs about three cents each time you dry off.
The sets
Three ways to kit out a bathroom, in either stripe. One click adds the whole set.
The 2+2 — Green & Pink
2 bath towels, 2 hand towels. The everyday minimum for two people.
€114
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The eight-piece — Green & Pink
2 bath sheets, 2 bath, 2 hand, 2 face. The whole bathroom, done once.
€238
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The 2+2 — Blue & Yellow
2 bath towels, 2 hand towels. The everyday minimum for two people.
€114
Add the set
The eight-piece — Blue & Yellow
2 bath sheets, 2 bath, 2 hand, 2 face. The whole bathroom, done once.
€238
Add the set550
GSM midweight
100%
Organic cotton
Oeko-Tex®
Standard 100
1967
Our mill, Portugal
550 GSM, on purpose
Heavyweight hotel towels feel impressive and then sit damp until evening. Midweight absorbs just as well and dries between showers — which is why there is no damp-towel smell in the bathroom.
Woven stripes, not printed
The colour is dyed into the yarn and woven into the terry, so the stripe cannot crack or wash off. Look closely: the stripe is identical on both faces.
Finished by hand in Portugal
Double-stitched hems and a flat woven border that stops the edge curling. Spun, dyed, woven and hemmed inside one mill — ours, since 1967.
Why cheap towels go stiff
A towel fails in one of two ways. Short cotton fibres that break and shed, so it thins and roughens. Or a silicone softener that feels wonderful in the shop, washes out within a month, and leaves something that repels water instead of absorbing it.
We use long-staple organic cotton and finish with nothing. The first wash is when our towel starts working properly — and it keeps improving while the alternative degrades.
Shop the stripesQuestions worth asking
How do I know it will not go stiff like the last ones?
Because there is nothing on it to wash out. Ours are finished bare, so what you feel in week one is what you feel in year five — softer, if anything. Wash it once before you decide; if you disagree, send it back within 30 days.
Midweight or heavyweight — which should I buy?
Midweight 550 GSM for daily use: it absorbs as much water and dries far faster, which matters in a family bathroom or a flat without much ventilation. Heavyweight 700 GSM is the spa-morning towel. If this is your everyday towel, midweight is the right answer.
Which set should I choose?
For two people starting fresh, the 2+2 covers the daily routine. The six-piece adds face towels for the basin — the set most households settle on. The eight-piece adds bath sheets and is the one to send as a wedding or housewarming gift.
Will the colours fade?
The stripes are yarn-dyed — the cotton is dyed before it is woven, so the colour goes through the fibre. Wash at 40°, avoid bleach, and they hold. Printed stripes on cheaper towels crack because the colour was only ever on top.
How do I wash them?
Machine wash at 40°, tumble dry low or line dry. Skip the fabric softener entirely — it coats the loops and is the single most common reason a good towel stops absorbing. Wash once before first use.
Two stripes, five sizes, three sets
Free shipping over €50. Thirty days to change your mind — wash it once first.
100% organic cotton · 550 GSM · Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 · Made in Portugal since 1967