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Passing on this knowledge is more than just sharing a “fun fact”—it is an invitation to look more closely at the world around us. In an era of disposable goods and fast fashion, the humble bath towel remains a durable staple of the home, held together by a strip of fabric that most of us never even knew had a name. Now that the mystery of the dobby border is solved, the internet can move on to its next great domestic investigation, but the towels in our bathrooms will never look quite the same again.
