Barton Gingham Cotton Towels - Forest

The Barton is a pure cotton towel woven in a gingham check, with soft green squares set against a natural off-white ground. The check is yarn-dyed, which means the colour is dyed into the yarn before weaving rather than printed onto the surface, so the pattern carries all the way through the towelling and holds its colour through repeated washing. It comes in four sizes, from a 50 x 100cm hand towel up to a generous 100 x 180cm bath sheet, so you can build a matching set or buy the single size the bathroom actually needs.

This is a towel for daily use rather than a folded display piece. The green-and-cream check reads as fresh and unfussy, and it sits happily in a family bathroom, an ensuite or a downstairs cloakroom without demanding a particular scheme around it. It works with painted panelling, plain tiles and warm neutral walls, and the two-tone check gives a bathroom a little more interest than a plain towel would. Buy the sizes in the same check and they hang together on a rail or fold together on a shelf.

Being towelling, the surface is looped terry, which is what gives a towel its absorbency and its soft handle against the skin. Cotton is naturally absorbent and takes a warm wash well, so these are built to be laundered often and to keep drying you properly wash after wash. The photographs show a bound edge finishing the towel and a hanging loop, both practical touches for a piece that lives on a rail. If you like the check, the four sizes let you carry it from face flannel scale up to a bath sheet across the whole bathroom.

What sizes does the Barton towel come in?

There are four sizes, from a 50 x 100cm hand towel up to a 100 x 180cm bath sheet, so you can pick a single size or build a matching set for the bathroom.

Is the green check printed or woven in?

The check is yarn-dyed, which means the cotton is dyed before weaving rather than printed on top, so the pattern runs right through the towelling and keeps its colour.

Are these towels absorbent?

Yes. They are woven from pure cotton terry, and cotton is naturally absorbent, so the looped surface soaks up water well and dries you quickly after a bath or shower.

Will the colour last through regular washing?

Because the yarn is dyed before it is woven, the green holds better than a printed pattern would, which suits a towel that gets laundered often and used every day.

Which size should I choose for drying off after a bath?

The two larger sizes, 100 x 150cm and 100 x 180cm, give you a proper bath towel or bath sheet, while the smaller sizes suit hands, faces and guest use.