Kitchen and tea towels are often referred to interchangeably ... and where they could have done better: All-Clad Dual Striped Kitchen Towels, 3-Pack ($30 at Amazon) These 100% cotton dish towels ...

They were unassuming in their simplicity—100% cotton, a soft white with a distinctive herringbone weave and snappy blue stripe. They weren’t like those other tea towels from back home ...

Available in a multitude of prints, we love this blue and striped version with a fun slogan. Bright and fun, this tea towel is adorned with illustrations of carrots and beetroots in Emma ...

It’s £80, feather insert included. Above: And for the kitchen, a luxe upgrade for the humble tea towel: The Stripe Kitchen Towel in Turquoise is made from “inherently robust” and “fast ...