What are the...

[Dibble]

..."stripes" on towels actually for?

The bit I mean is the bit near each end of the towel that isn't towelling, just a fabric "stripe".

[.R2D2]

How bored are you?

I thought your name was quite apt when I thought it read dribble

[IanMorewood]

Stops the towel falling to bits.

[Dibble]

.R2D2 said:

How bored are you?

I thought your name was quite apt when I thought it read dribble

I'm not just bored, I'm also hungover.

And doing loads of laundry. Rock. And. Roll.

But you're right. I should probably have put this in the things you always wanted to know. I am sorry for wasting your time with my inane dribble.

[Dibble]

IanMorewood said:

Stops the towel falling to bits.

How?

I have some cheapo dog towels that don't have the stripe, and they are still whole.

[.R2D2]

[Bill]

Called selvage IIRC.

[Diablos-666]

This thread is nearly as bad as the guy asking for advise on what socks to buy! I mean come on!

[HOGEPH]

That bit is for drying your arse crack without dirtying the rest of the towel.

[Reload]

HOGEPH said:

That bit is for drying your arse crack without dirtying the rest of the towel.

Surely you'd have washed it before you dry it? Or is toilet paper hard to come by round your way?

[HOGEPH]

What's paper? I use a wire brush and Dettol.

[Neil H]

Decoration.

/thread (please)

Edited by Neil H on Thursday 26th August 16:46

[Dibble]

Diablos-666 said:

This thread is nearly as bad as the guy asking for advise on what socks to buy! I mean come on!

So bad that you had to type a reply...

Yes, I should have stuck it in the "Things you want to know" thread, but I'm hungover, and was just wondering what the "stripe" was for as I was hanging out some laundry.

I was curious what it was for. There's nothing on TV, I don't feel like going for a motorbike ride, and all the other chores are done, so I'm idling my day away.

Please accept my sincerest apologies if I have diluted the interest of the internet for you.

[Justayellowbadge]

Bill said:

Called selvage IIRC.

The most useless bit of information I can conceive of.

And yet I know that I shall now never forget it.

[Dibble]

Bill said:

Called selvage IIRC.

That's at the edges of fabric though - the "stripes" are in from the edge, then have more towelling, then have a hem.

[dibbly dobbler]

Dibble said:

Bill said:

Called selvage IIRC.

That's at the edges of fabric though - the "stripes" are in from the edge, then have more towelling, then have a hem.

Bless - have you got a sore throat ?

[WorAl]

Neil H said:

Decoration.

/thread (please)

Edited by Neil H on Thursday 26th August 16:46

See this. Both OP and Mods please. Pretty please, with a cherry on top.