Fir Real

The stripe is doing the work here. Soft sage runs vertically down the cloth like ticking or a grain sack, and the dark green firs sit on top of it — so the towel reads as a linen you already own that happens to have trees on it, rather than as a holiday towel you went out and bought. The pun in the name is the only joke anywhere near it; the print itself is completely straight.

Two greens on white means it never fights a kitchen, and the striped ground gives it a texture the flat prints don't have. Give it to someone who decorates for Christmas with greenery and candles rather than red and gold — she'll know immediately why you picked this one.

Why It Works

• A striped ground rather than plain white, so it has the texture of ticking or grain sack
• Two greens, no red — it belongs to winter rather than to December 25th
• The stripe hides a working day better than a flat white ground
• Holds seven times its weight and doesn't wrinkle, right through holiday cooking

Perfect For

• The friend who does Christmas in greenery and candlelight, not red and gold
• Hostess gifts from Thanksgiving through New Year
• Pairing with the Ellsworth towel as a two-towel gift
• Small exchanges and stocking gifts that get used
• Kitchens where a red print would be wrong

Details

• Geoweave™ fabric, tightly woven from post-consumer recycled materials
• Single-sided print
• Holds 7x its weight in liquid
• Printed in California
• Each towel keeps about 3.5 plastic bottles out of landfill

Dimensions

18" x 30"

Care

Machine wash cold or warm with mild detergent. No bleach, no fabric softener. Tumble dry low. Do not iron. Wash with other microfiber where you can, and dry separately from cotton to avoid lint.