When we talk about towels and we are not towel experts, it seems as if there was only one type of towel and nothing could be further from the truth since there are many different kinds of towels. In this post we are going to try to explain the different types a little so that we are clearer about what each one is for and its main utility.
SUBLIMATED TOWELS:
Within the sublimated towels we can find 4 different types of towels, which are:
- Microbacca Towel , it is the newest towel that exists and which is being talked about a lot and we will all get to know it shortly. This towel is destined to be very important in our lives, the reasons are very simple, it has everything. The Microbacca towel is the perfect towel because it meets conditions that no other towel has. The concept of this towel is to be a mix between microfiber towels and cotton towels since it has the softness of cotton and at the same time is a lightweight towel with surprising drying capacity like microfiber towels.
- Suede microfiber towel is the lightest towel on the market and its success is partly due to this. No more carrying the classic extra large and heavy beach towels, almost all of us remember our childhood when we went as a family to the beach, our parents carrying large bags full of towels, well, that is history and belongs to the past. Today this is seen very little and as generations go by we will see it even less since we have the option of using microfiber towels because they will make our trips to the beach or pool much more comfortable.
- Terry microfiber towel is the sister of the suede microfiber towel but with a different finish. In this case we try to imitate the curl of the traditional towel, which is why it is called Terry microfiber towel. The concept of this towel is that of a modern, light towel with the great drying capacity that characterizes the original microfiber towels but in this case with the curl of traditional towels.
- Microcotton towel or Double Face towel has two sides as its name suggests, the back has a 100% cotton American terry finish like traditional towels and the front is made of microfiber. The reason is because this towel is manufactured exclusively to be sublimated and sublimation is a technique that cannot be applied to cotton, hence the microcotton towel has a microfiber side on which the sublimation is applied.
COLOR MICROFIBER TOWELS:
Colored microfiber towels are suede microfiber towels but in this case, being colored, they are not intended to be sublimated towels since sublimated towels must always be white so that the colors of their designs are pure and show off their pure color. . Colored microfiber towels have exactly the same virtues as sublimated microfiber towels, but in this case they are intended to be personalized using other techniques such as screen printing or transfer, let’s say it is the low-cost version when it comes to personalizing the towels. microfiber and although the result does not have the impact of Sublimated Towels, it is a more than interesting option for the tightest budgets.
COTTON TOWELS:
Within traditional cotton towels there is quite a variety, we are going to name the most important ones:
- American terry towels, we all know American terry towels since they are the towels that are used in the home, their finish is a high and slightly inclined terry. There are many different weights and with or without decorations, their weights are usually between 400 which is a low weight, 430 would be a medium weight, 500 grams would be a medium-high weight and 600 grams would be a towel. luxury.
- American terry towels are made with 100% cotton but can be made with carded cotton or combed cotton, the latter finish gives the towels a softer touch and is usually made with high-weight towels.
- Bicolor jacquard towels are towels that have traditionally been manufactured in Spain and that are woven with threads of different colors to make their own designs with logos, drawings or motifs using the combination of two threads, hence the name bicolor jacquard. The finish of these towels is with conventional terry cloth that is shorter and rounder than the American terry cloth.
- These towels are the ones that have always been used for advertising but are increasingly losing prominence since the emergence of the towel market. sublimated, something totally logical since the visual impact caused by a sublimated towel or that of a Jacquard towel cannot be compared.
- Another reason for its decline is that the market demands lighter and more comfortable towels to wear and lastly because its drying capacity is quite poor since normally, to reduce its manufacturing price, reprocessed cotton is used, which greatly limits its quality.
- Egyptian cotton towels are usually beach towels, although sometimes we also see them as household towels, but it is not so common. Egyptian cotton towels have a particular feature compared to other towels that this cotton is at the head of the world in terms of quality and that makes Egyptian towels have an unmistakable softness and a touch that has made them worthy of being the towels of softest cotton beach in the world.