Guides

A pink UCHINO towel embroidered with the name Kulalini in pink script lettering
A name or initials: what to put on an embroidered gift
A name says whose it is. Initials say it belongs to someone, without saying who. The difference, how to choose, and what our embroidery can and cannot do. Read more...
Close-up of the pile and hem band of a pale green UCHINO towel, with the woven label
What makes a towel expensive
Yarn count, twist, density and the cotton itself — with our own figures marked as ours, and the cotton grading from the USDA. Read more...
A stack of three UCHINO bath towels in grey, ochre and cream on a table by a window
Gauze or pile: which towel to buy
Two structures, two behaviours, neither better. Gauze, pile, waffle and zero-twist, and which suits your bathroom. Read more...
Three folded cotton towels stacked on a wooden stool in soft daylight
Why towels go stiff and stop absorbing
What CHOICE's testing and Sydney Water's own figures say about stiff, non-absorbent towels — and why hard water is the wrong answer in Sydney. Read more...
Folded UCHINO towels in several sizes beside an unfolded face towel, showing the size difference
Japanese towel sizes vs Australian sizes
Our measurements against two published Australian size guides. One matches, two are close, two sit outside the Australian categories. Read more...