Category: Knowledge of Towels

We all know there are many counts of yarns, but there are only several kinds of count yarns applied in towel industry. They are 21s/2, 32s/2 and 16s/1.As the count number rise the yarn come finer, but two yarns combine by ring together get thicker. So the 21s/2 is thickest, the 32s/2 is finer, and… Continue reading Difference between yarn-size 21s2 32s2 and 16s

There are various towels on the market. According to different criteria we can classify different type towels. By material there are cotton towels, bamboo fiber towels, Rayon fiber towels, and synthetic fiber towels, among synthetic towels microfiber towels are popular. Cotton towels are overwhelming majority. Bath towels, pool towels, hand towels, washcloth, bath mats are… Continue reading How many types of towel are there?

Terry towels are a thick cloth with loops/piles on both sides to increase absorbency of water. First we can judge the quality of towels from they extrinsic value. I suggest they are softness, absorbency and durability. 1. Softness Softness determines how comfortable a towel feels against the skin. High-quality towels are soft because of: ⚠️… Continue reading How to identify the quality of terry towels?

In weaving terry towels trade, 32s/2, 21s/2 and 16s/1 yarns are the most used yarns in practice. Here we talk about yarns are only ring spun yarns. For the sake of simplicity,the difference lies in the yarn count (thickness and fineness) and ply (number of strands). 32s/2 is a fine, 2-ply yarn, 21s/2 is a… Continue reading What is the difference between 32s/2, 21s/2 and 16s/1 yarns?