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Earlier in the thread somebody made the point of saying don't use fabric softner with them.  Just a passing comment, but apparently you shouldn't really use fabric softner on any towel, especially tea towels. I forget what the actual ingrediant is but it is a bit like silicone - makes it soft and slippery but sustancially reduces the water absorbtion capbabilities due to the coating it places on the fibres.

I told my mother this some years back, and after doing a little experiementing she stopped using it on any towels for years, saying she couldn't believe how much dryer an ordinary towel would make you left untreated.

That said - I use it with all my towels.LOL

woody