Linen Napkin – Fall Watercolor

Linen Tales Fall Watercolor Linen Tea Towel. Autumn leaves painted in watercolor on light linen.

Linen Tales Fall Watercolor Linen Tea Towel is a kitchen towel made of lightweight linen, printed with branches and leaves in apricot, orange, and a warm grey. No poster motif, no pumpkin print, no stiff tablecloth.

Linen Tales Fall Watercolor Linen Tea Towel is a printed tea towel by Linen Tales, whose name can be translated as autumn watercolor. An afternoon in October: an apple cake cools on a baking tray, deep light falls through the window. This towel lies over the cake, and its pattern picks up the colors outside. Fine brown branches bear leaves whose color bleeds at the edges like watercolor on wet paper. Small round dots are scattered in the gaps, while the light background remains generously free.

Lightweight linen that drapes over bowls

For printed motifs, Linen Tales uses a lighter fabric than for the solid-colored towels, here 185 grams per square meter. The towel therefore drapes fluidly in the hand and lies loosely over baking trays or dough bowls. The fabric is washed with stones. Afterwards, it falls softly, shows the typical crinkled texture, and is already pre-shrunk.

Because it is pre-shrunk, the towel retains its dimensions of 45 × 65 cm even after many washes. The long flax fibers leave hardly anything when polishing; wine glasses remain clear and free of lint. For heavy roasting pans or greasy pans, the fine weave is not suitable; a sturdier solid towel does a better job. It plays out its strengths where it can lie light and loose.

From the baking tray to the coffee table

On a tray with freshly baked plum cake, the towel protects against dust, while the heat dissipates through the fabric. Under a bowl of washed grapes, it absorbs dripping water. When friends come over for coffee, it lies as a small blanket under the jug and sugar bowl. In the evening, it hangs again on the sink and dries glasses and cups. Even a basket with freshly gathered walnuts or quinces looks more autumnal with this towel as a base.

Color-wise, the solid-colored linen towel in cinnamon brown matches, picking up the tone of the branches. You can find more motifs and colors under the tea towels.

A detail on the side: A repeat is called a motif that repeats itself at equal intervals across the entire fabric. Where exactly the scissors cut determines the placement of the branches. No towel is therefore exactly like the other, and that is exactly what makes the appeal of printed linen.

Fall Watercolor and the Lithuanian linen tradition

Linen has a long history in Lithuania: It lay as a dowry in chests and on the table on Sundays. Linen Tales builds on this. Founder Boris understands his family business in Vilnius as a house that honors this significance of linen. The hem and hanging loop are sewn by hand in Lithuania.

The flax comes from Western Europe, which is proven by an EUROPEAN-FLAX certificate. The fabric has passed a pollutant control according to the Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX rules. The Linen Tales Fall Watercolor Linen Tea Towel is washed gently at 40 degrees with a mild detergent. Bleach and fabric softener are left out, so that the autumn tones retain their clarity. The printed side is not suitable for a hot iron, so iron it lightly damp from the left.

Autumn colors that do not look like decoration

Fall Watercolor shows neither mushrooms nor pumpkins or lettering, but only branches and leaves. Therefore, it hangs on the hook from September through November without looking like seasonal decoration. On the coffee table, it brings color without stealing the show from the cake. If you generally do not like autumn motifs in the kitchen, it is better to reach for a solid tone. As a gift for coffee, wrapped with a glass of apple jelly inside, it is a gift with practical value. You can find the entire range from Vilnius at Linen Tales.

Bring October to your coffee table, in colors that look as if someone had applied them with a brush on a quiet afternoon.