Linen Tea Towel – Butter

Linen Tales Butter Linen Tea Towel. A muted yellow on sturdy, softly washed linen.

Linen Tales Butter Linen Tea Towel is a solid-coloured kitchen towel made from pure linen in a delicate, off-white yellow shade. No garish lemon yellow, no terry cloth, no disposable paper product.

Linen Tales Butter Linen Tea Towel is a tea towel made in Lithuania that dries glasses, covers yeast dough and lines the bread basket. Yellow is often considered a signal colour in the kitchen, loud and difficult to combine. This towel shows the opposite. Its shade is reminiscent of soft butter that has sat on the breakfast table for a while: pale, warm and a little creamy. Next to white dishes and light wood, it looks like a strip of morning sunshine. It doesn't make the kitchen colourful, just friendlier.

A yellow that stays calm and still shines

At 215 grams per square metre, the fabric belongs to the sturdier variety and lies firmly in the hand. Through stone washing, in the trade jargon stonewashing, the freshly woven fabric loses its stiffness. What remains is the typically crinkly surface of washed linen. The long flax fibres give off hardly anything when rubbed, which is why glasses shine without lint. Moisture quickly draws into the fabric and evaporates on the hook in a short time.

A light shade has an honest side: It shows stains earlier than grey or dark blue. It is therefore not suitable for wiping up frying fat or red wine puddles. Instead, it reliably reveals when the towel needs to go into the wash. As with any natural linen, the shade can vary slightly between two batches.

Why yeast dough rises well under linen

Placed over a bowl of yeast dough, the linen retains heat and still lets air reach the dough. This prevents a dry skin from forming and keeps the dough protected. At 45 × 65 centimetres, the towel also completely covers a wide mixing bowl. Dried flour is washed out again in the next machine wash. In the morning, the towel dresses the bread basket so that fresh rolls keep their crust. In the afternoon, it covers the yeast braid cooling on the rack.

The linen napkins in the same butter shade match the breakfast table. Those who prefer to mix combine the yellow with grey or blue tones from the selection of tea towels.

From experience: Two or three towels in rotation are enough for a kitchen, because linen dries on the hook between two uses. The machine runs at 40 degrees, the detergent should be mild and free from bleach, so that the yellow does not fade. Hotter programmes are not suitable for the dyed towel. Avoid fabric softener and spin at a maximum of 600 rpm.

Where the Linen Tales Butter Linen Tea Towel comes from

Flax is a cultivated plant with sky-blue flowers that lives on rain and needs little plant protection. Flaxseed oil is pressed from its seeds, and the fibres for the fabric are obtained from the stalks. The EUROPEAN FLAX seal proves that the raw material of this towel comes from Western European cultivation. According to Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX, no harmful residues are found in the yarn.

The weaving and sewing are located in Lithuania. Linen Tales belongs to the family business Baltic Flax in Vilnius, which the founder Boris set up. A small hanging loop keeps the towel ready at hand. Every piece is shipped individually in a paper banderole, completely without plastic film.

A spring colour that wears all year round

In spring, the butter yellow matches Easter bread, rhubarb cake and the first asparagus on the table. In the dark months, it brightens up a kitchen where the lamp still burns in the morning. As a gift, it is suitable for everyone who likes to bake, together with a packet of yeast or a jar of jam. Those who consistently like it cool and monochrome will probably have little use for the warm yellow. You can find more colours in the Linen Tales range.

A yellow like fresh butter on bread: friendly, calm and in use every day, from the first coffee to the last dried glass.