Simons Maison
Monochromatic Stripes Hand Towel
Hand towel designed in Canada as part of the Simons Maison exclusive collection. Constructed from 100% recycled cotton with a looped terry weave and available in pale sage green. It includes a hanging loop on the trim and measures 19.75 x 27.5 inches (50 x 70 cm); machine wash and dry for easy care.
- Material
- 100% recycled cotton
- Category
- Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Tools & Utensils
Size
Specifications
Simple and lovely hand towel in 100% recycled cotton with a practical hanging loop.
Practical hanging loop for easy storage; easy-care, machine wash and dry; matching pieces sold separately.
- Material
- 100% recycled cotton
- Occasion
- everyday
- Gender
- unisex
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Tools & Utensils
Additional Attributes
- 100% recycled cotton
- hanging loop
- easy-care
- machine wash and dry
- matching pieces sold separately
- Simons Maison exclusive
- designed in Canada
Product Insights
The Monochromatic Stripes Hand Towel is Simons Maison's in-house-exclusive kitchen textile: one size, flat 12 CAD, in stock in white, mint or navy, where the only decision is hue. Its substance is 100% reprocessed cotton rather than the usual 60-80% virgin-fibre blend, and the story it tells is environmental — recycled cotton sidesteps virgin cotton's water, energy and pesticide load, against a backdrop where cotton is the largest natural-fibre waste stream yet under 1% is respun into new fibre. The monochrome stripes are working-kitchen grammar, tracing to 1880s hotel laundry colour-coding rather than ornament. The tradeoff is that recycled yarn behaves recycled: it runs roughly 30-50% below virgin cotton in tensile strength, and its uneven colour and silhouette show as faint yarn and stripe irregularity, especially on the white ground — evidence of authenticity, not defect. Owners absorb a break-in curve: absorbency climbs for three to six washes before levelling, first washes shrink the cloth up to 5% while it thickens and densifies, and it only dries streak-free after that first wash. Care is prescriptive — vinegar wash before first use to strip the factory finish, cold separate washing so mint and navy don't bleed, low-to-medium dryer heat, out slightly damp. Performance claims rest on a single review, and with no directly comparable twin, price-matching has no target.
Verified claims
- Recycled content
- 100% reprocessed cotton, not the usual 60-80% virgin-fibre blend.
- Texture
- Slightly uneven yarn and colour in the weave signal genuinely recycled fibre, not a defect.
- Durability
- Recycled-cotton yarn runs roughly 30-50% below virgin cotton in tensile strength.
- Break-in
- Absorbency keeps rising for roughly three to six washes, then levels off.
- Care
- Wash before first use with a cup of white vinegar to break the water-repellent factory finish.
- Shrinkage
- First washes draw the towel in up to about 5%, leaving the cloth thicker and denser.
- Drying
- Dries dishes without leaving water streaks once the towel has had its first wash.
- Design
- Stripes trace to 1880s hotel laundry color-coding, not ornament.
- Pattern
- Monochrome stripes read as a working kitchen textile, the pre-print default since the 1880s.
- Recycled yarn
- Crisp white ground and navy or mint stripes sit on recycled cotton with a faint yarn unevenness.
- Exclusivity
- A Simons Maison in-house exclusive sold only at Simons, with no directly comparable twin to price-match.
- Thickness
- Washing contracts the cloth but not its fibre mass, so the towel gets thicker and denser.
- Colorfastness
- Wash separately in cold water so the mint and navy stripes do not bleed.
- Dryer heat
- Machine dry on low to medium heat, pulling it out slightly damp.
- Environmental impact
- Recycled cotton avoids virgin cotton's water, energy and pesticide load.
- Recycled fibre supply
- Cotton is the largest natural-fibre waste stream, but under 1% is respun into new fibre.
- Fibre authenticity
- Recycled yarn is more uneven in colour and silhouette than an all-virgin yarn.
- Colour fidelity
- Bleached recycled yarn leaves the white ground and stripe edges faintly uneven.
- Colour options
- White, mint or navy in one size, all in stock at the same 12 CAD.
- Colorways
- Three colors at one flat price in a single T.TOWEL size — the choice is hue alone.
- Colour uniformity
- Recycled-cotton yarn is uneven in colour, so light grounds show faint stripe irregularity.
Product record
- Title
- Monochromatic Stripes Hand Towel
- Brand
- Simons Maison
- Price
- 12 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
- Rating
- 1 reviews
Buying Guide
1 comparison · 7 sourcesProduct comparison
Compared within this brand.
| Monochromatic Stripes Hand Towel: Choose this if you want an easy-care kitchen hand towel in 100% recycled (reprocessed) cotton, machine washable and dryable, with a practical hanging loop on the trim per the retailer. It measures 19.75 by 27.5 inches (50 by 70 cm), comes in one towel size in White, Mint/Pistachio Green, or Navy/Midnight Blue, and shows a ribbed or looped weave with fine horizontal stripes and a narrow double-stitched hem. Note that matching pieces are sold separately if you want a coordinated set.[1,2] | Mixed Stripes Hand Towel: Choose this if you want a Simons Maison towel with a two-tone striped look, available in Navy/Midnight Blue and Burnt/Brick Orange, that pairs a woven 100% reprocessed cotton face with an absorbent bouclé terry reverse. It measures 19.75 by 27.5 inches, has a practical hanging loop on the trim, and is machine washable and dryable for easy care. Note that this exclusive, designed-in-Canada towel is described as slightly coarse in appearance, and the terry side is where the absorbency is specified.[3,4] | Monochromatic Stripes Dishcloths Set Of 2: Choose this if you want everyday machine-washable cloths for washing, wiping, and cleaning, made of 100% recycled (reprocessed) cotton in a Simons Maison design created in Canada. Each set includes two 14-inch by 14-inch (36 x 36 cm) square cloths, and product photos of this variant show a sage-green pair pairing a ribbed striped cloth with a terry-style one. They're offered in White, Mint/Pistachio Green, and Navy/Midnight Blue, with matching pieces sold separately.[5,6,7] |
Image Analysis
1 images- 01
Product
A single pale green hand towel draped over the front rim of a sink, showing its hemmed edges, horizontal ribbed/looped texture, and a central vertical fold where it hangs.
- Overall placementRectangular hand towel folded lengthwise and draped over the sink front, hanging with a central vertical fold and a short folded tail visible beneath the rim.
1 region
x 0.08 · y 0.45 · w 0.56 · h 0.45 (high) - Surface textureClose-view looped terry or ribbed weave forming fine horizontal stripes across the towel face; texture visible across most of the towel surface.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.48 · w 0.50 · h 0.40 (high) - Hemmed edgeNarrow double-stitched hem visible along the towel's left and bottom edges where the fabric is folded and sewn.
2 regions
x 0.08 · y 0.45 · w 0.18 · h 0.40 (high); x 0.24 · y 0.78 · w 0.30 · h 0.12 (high) - Fold and drape detailCentral vertical fold creates a shallow trough and slight shadow down the towel center; lower folded tail peeks from under the main panel.
1 region
x 0.28 · y 0.48 · w 0.30 · h 0.46 (high)
Other
Photographed in a styled sink scene with a reddish terracotta sink, a brass faucet above, a neutral wall background, and warm directional lighting producing soft shadows.
- Sink rim and basinWide front rim and inset basin finished in a matte reddish terracotta color; towel rests over the rim and partially obscures the basin opening.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.38 · w 1.00 · h 0.35 (high) - FaucetBrass single-handle faucet with curved spout and vertical lever positioned above the center-left of the sink area.
1 region
x 0.34 · y 0.02 · w 0.32 · h 0.30 (high) - Background and lightingMatte neutral wall behind the sink with warm, directional light from the left creating soft highlights on the towel and sink and a diagonal shadow across the right sink face.
- Staging propWhite round tray or lid is partially visible on the right rear sink rim.
1 region
x 0.84 · y 0.42 · w 0.14 · h 0.10 (high)
Colors
pale sage green· towel main body#CCD3BB- Overall placementRectangular hand towel folded lengthwise and draped over the sink front, hanging with a central vertical fold and a short folded tail visible beneath the rim.
Variants
3 SKUsDocuments & Data
Customer Reviews
1 total1 reviews · out of 5
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