Drama Santuklu Cotton Linen Towel

The Drama pattern — cream with fine charcoal pinstripes and bold black bands at each end — woven in santuklu, the crinkled Turkish weave. The cloth is finished so that it puckers rather than lying flat, which changes how the towel behaves as much as how it looks.

What santuklu actually does

• More surface, more absorbency. The crinkle gives the cloth texture and volume without adding weight, so it takes up more water than a flat peshtemal of the same size.
• It never needs ironing. The texture is the point — creasing is invisible, which makes it the easiest towel in the range to live with.
• It dries just as fast. Still a flat weave underneath, so it airs out between uses instead of sitting damp.
• It softens further with washing. The crinkle relaxes and deepens over the first several cycles rather than washing out.

Where it works

At 37'' x 73'' it is a full bath sheet for one adult and long enough to cover a sun lounger. Sand shakes straight off — there is no pile for grit to catch in — so it doubles as a beach blanket, picnic throw or a wrap over swimwear.

Care

Wash before first use. Cool wash, tumble dry low, no bleach and no fabric softener — softener coats cotton and linen and works against absorbency. Do not press flat: ironing removes the crinkle that gives this towel its character.

Woven on traditional looms in Antioch, Turkey.