A Better Bath Towel
Turkish baths, called hammams, can be traced back to the 7th century, and were influenced by Roman and Byzantine bathing traditions, which included towels for drying off. By the 17th century, Ottoman weavers began to apply their deft rug-weaving talent towards embellishing these functional textiles. Today, when you want a good-quality towel, you still head to Turkey, where the craft has continued to adapt to modern technologies, and producers continue to refine and innovate their techniques and materials.
