Tea Towels

Tea towels and kitchen towels

Tea towels and kitchen towels from Ladelle, Shoppers Home, Rans, Ashdene, IDC Homewares, J Elliot Home, Hotel Living, Bedding House, May Gibbs and Dolphy Linen, mostly sold in sets. Cotton is the main fabric, with waffle, terry, linen and microfibre options, in plain colours, checks, stripes and printed designs.

Sizes

Where a size is in the title it is most often 50 x 70 cm, the size of the Rans waffle sets of 6, the J Elliot Home waffle sets and many Ladelle and Ashdene sets. For a bigger towel, Hotel Living lists jumbo cotton check sets of 2 and Shoppers Home a jumbo checkered set of 3, both at 60 x 90 cm, and the Ladelle Culinary jumbo set is 60 x 80 cm. Smaller sizes include 45 x 70 cm Ladelle sets, 42 x 62cm Rosa terry sets and 40 x 60 cm microfibre kitchen towels.

Fabrics

Cotton and waffle. Rans lists cotton waffle sets of 6 in colours from white and natural to hot pink and lime green. J Elliot Home lists waffle sets of 4 and a Chef's waffle set of 8, and Shoppers Home lists cotton waffle checkered and plain dyed sets of 4.

Terry and linen. The Shoppers Home Rosa tea towels are cotton rich terry, in sets of 4 or a set of 12, and J.Elliot Home lists a 100% linen print tea towel.

Microfibre. Shoppers Home lists microfibre striped sets of 6 and printed sets of 4, and IDC Homewares a solid and stripe microfibre set of 2.

Designs

Ladelle lists the most, with sets of 2 to 6 in floral, geometric, plant and Christmas designs, and Australiana animal and bird drawings of a kangaroo, koala and kookaburras. IDC Homewares lists Christopher Vine designs of Sydney Harbour, Bondi Beach, the Great Barrier Reef, Tasmania and the Northern Territory, Bedding House lists Van Gogh tea towels, and May Gibbs a Mrs Bear's Party set of 2.

For cafes and commercial kitchens

Dolphy Linen lists 100% cotton tea towels at 50 x 70 cm in cartons of 50, in blue check, blue stripe and blue and red check.

Tea towels compared

Bath, beach and hand towels are on the towels page, and tablecloths, runners and placemats on table and kitchen linen.

Frequently asked questions

What size is a tea towel?

Most tea towels here that give a size in the title are 50 x 70 cm. The jumbo check sets from Hotel Living and Shoppers Home are 60 x 90 cm, the Ladelle Culinary jumbo set is 60 x 80 cm, several Ladelle sets are 45 x 70 cm, the Shoppers Home Rosa terry sets are 42 x 62cm and the microfibre kitchen towels are 40 x 60 cm.

Which tea towel fabric should I choose?

Cotton is the most common fabric here. Waffle weave sets come from Rans, J Elliot Home and Shoppers Home, cotton rich terry from the Shoppers Home Rosa sets, and microfibre from Shoppers Home and IDC Homewares. J.Elliot Home also lists a 100% linen print tea towel.

How many tea towels come in a set?

Sets of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 are listed, plus a set of 12 Rosa terry tea towels. The Bedding House Van Gogh tea towels and the J.Elliot Home linen tea towel are sold one at a time.

Are there Christmas tea towels?

Yes. Ladelle lists Joyful Christmas sets of 4 and 6, a Christmas Brick set of 6, a Mr and Mrs Christmas Hat set of 4, and Australiana Christmas sets of 4 with a kangaroo or a koala.

Are there tea towels for cafes and commercial kitchens?

Dolphy Linen lists 100% cotton commercial tea towels at 50 x 70 cm, sold by the carton of 50, in blue check, blue stripe and blue and red check. The listings name restaurant and cafe kitchens, hotels and motels.

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