On a towel, does anyone know what that strip is - that horizontal band without softness or absorbency?It this where my monogram is supposed to go? And is it just me, or is this strip just keep getting wider on new towels nowadays?
What is it, and why is it there? Is there a historical significance?
Help, oh wise readers!
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It's actually an old English thing. The nobility, in order to set themselves apart from the peasants would order guest towels with a band of silk sown across it.
ReplyDeleteThis was done, because a pure silk towel wouldn't have much absorbancy.
Of course, it became fashion, so people started to make their own towels with the non-absorbant band. Not being able to afford silk, it was usually made of cotton.
There are two interesting things about this explanation:
1) It's highly plausible and follows historical precedent.
2) I just made it up off the top of my head.
It's the Rambo strip, duh.
ReplyDeleteThats one nasty looking towel dude. Or the resolution on my laptop is completely wonky...
ReplyDeleteI think that strip help facilitate snapping the towel in a locker room.
ReplyDeleteOr Paulius' suggestion, I liked that one too.
It's a landing strip for the parasites that infest your laundry.
ReplyDeleteHappy showering!