Linen Napkin – Olive

Linen Tales Olive Linen Tea Towel. A muted olive green with warm, brownish undertones.

Linen Tales Olive Linen Tea Towel is a simple linen tea towel in muted olive green, known as Martini Olive by the manufacturer. No cool pine green, no powdery sage, no patterned or printed towel.

Linen Tales Olive Linen Tea Towel is a solid-coloured tea towel made from 100% linen, hand-sewn in Lithuania and stone-washed for softness. Not all greens are the same, and several shades in the Linen Tales linen range are close together. Olive sits right in the middle of them. Compared to Forest Green, it is lighter and has stronger yellow undertones. Next to powdery Sage, it looks bolder and richer. It brings to mind olives from a jar or thyme that has been drying for a while.

Olive green between forest green and sage

The green is muted and has brownish undertones, making it look warm rather than cool in the kitchen. It naturally complements wooden worktops, terracotta tiles, or unbleached linen. The fabric weighs 215 grams per square metre, has a rich feel, and is substantial enough for everyday washing up. Stone washing breaks the linen's initial stiffness and leaves a soft, lively crinkled surface.

Olive is all about the colour. If you are looking for a towel with a motif, you will not find one here and should instead look at the printed towels in the range. Natural linen varies slightly from batch to batch, so minor differences in the shade of green are normal.

Keep herbs fresh, clean vegetables, polish glasses

A bunch of dill, coriander, or flat-leaf parsley stays crisp longer in the vegetable drawer when loosely wrapped in the damp towel. The fabric retains moisture on the leaves while allowing them enough air. Green herb stains are barely noticeable against the olive tone. When cleaning vegetables, place the towel next to the cutting board to wipe your knives and hands. This means you will reach for a kitchen roll less often.

The smooth linen fibres are ideal for glasses and cutlery because they shed very little lint. However, the towel is not suitable for removing hot casserole dishes from the oven. For the dining table, the sage green linen napkins are a great companion, and more shades are available in the linen tea towels.

For beginners: After using the towel to wrap herbs, wash it at 40 degrees on a delicate cycle. A mild, bleach-free detergent protects the green, and 600 rpm is sufficient for spinning. Skip fabric softener, as it is unsuitable for linen because it leaves a film on the fibres. Hang it outside to dry, and each wash will make it slightly softer.

From coastal flax to the Linen Tales Olive Linen Tea Towel

Flax, the fibre plant behind all linen, prefers to grow where sea breezes and rain alternate. The coastal strips of Normandy, Belgium, and the Netherlands provide exactly this, making irrigation unnecessary. EUROPEAN FLAX certifies that these fibres originate from such cultivation. The fabric has also passed a contaminant test according to the STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX standard.

In Lithuania, the fabric is stone-washed before being finished with a hem and a loop for hanging. Founder Boris runs the brand from Vilnius. Towels from the Lithuanian capital now go to more than 35 countries, packaged in a narrow paper band.

A green for Mediterranean cuisine

Olive suits autumn dishes with mushrooms, pumpkin, and rosemary just as well as summer dishes with tomatoes and basil. It also looks great in a bread basket next to a small bowl of olive oil and coarse salt. It is at its best in kitchens where olive oil, garlic, and fresh herbs are already staples. It makes an excellent gift when paired with good olive oil or freshly cut rosemary. The paper band already makes it ready to gift, so no additional wrapping is needed. All the brand's colours and sizes are available in the Linen Tales collection.

A calm green for anyone who prefers cutting herbs fresh rather than sprinkling dried ones, and for any kitchen where wood and terracotta set the tone.