Folia Embroidered Towel
Cloud White — Folia is the plush towel with something drawn on it.
- Composition
- 100% long-staple combed Turkish cotton, with embroidery on a flat woven panel
- Size
- Hand Towel 20 × 35 in / 50 × 90 cm · Bath Towel...
- Hand towel: 20 × 35 in / 50 × 90 cm
- Bath towel: 28 × 55 in / 70 × 140 cm
The embroidery
The botanical band is stitched onto a flat woven panel rather than into the pile, because a raised loop will not hold a fine line. That panel is what gives the leaves their crispness. Each frond is drawn three times over — an outline, a filled body, then the veining laid on top in a lighter thread that picks up the light and stops the motif from reading as a flat silhouette. The palette is deliberately narrow: taupe, greige, and a brown so dark it acts as the drawing's pencil line. Embroidery is thread, not print, so it will not crack or fade off the cloth; wash it as you would the towel and it ages at the same rate.
100% long-staple combed Turkish cotton, with embroidery on a flat woven panel
Made in Türkiye by family-owned mills in small batches
Weight
550 grams per square meter — a dense plush pile
Certification
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certified — tested for harmful substances
- OEKO-TEX® Certified
- 100% Turkish Cotton
- Made in Türkiye
Wash before first use. Machine wash cold or warm with like colors. Mild detergent. No bleach or fabric softeners (they reduce absorbency and dull the embroidery). Tumble dry low or medium, or air dry.
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The cloth
- 100% long-staple combed Turkish cotton
- 550 gsm
- Embroidered panel
- stitched into the weave, never printed on
- OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certified
- tested for harmful substances
- Made in Türkiye
- family-owned mills, small batches
PLUSH
The making
Made slowly, in small batches.
The color
The ground is dense combed Turkish terry — 550 grams per square meter, deep enough to sink a hand into — carrying a fine allover jacquard that gives the pile texture before any thread is added.
Then, above the hem, a flat woven band and the embroidery itself: leaves and fronds worked in taupe, warm grey and a darker stem brown, with a thread that catches the light running through the veining.
Nothing about it is loud.
From the doorway you see a cream towel with a band; up close you see that the band is stitched, and that each leaf has been outlined, filled and veined separately.
Cloud White here is a warm cream rather than a bright white, which is what lets those tonal neutrals sit on it without contrast — the pattern belongs to the cloth instead of sitting on top of it.
The weave
Combed cotton is cotton drawn through a comb before spinning, so the short fibers are pulled out and only the long ones are twisted into yarn. Fewer loose ends means less lint in the first months, a smoother hand, and loops that keep their shape through years of washing. At 550 g/m² Folia is a genuinely plush towel — substantial when you lift it, slower on the rail than a waffle would be, and that density is exactly what makes it absorbent. It is the towel for a long bath rather than a quick rinse.
- Combed Turkish cotton — longer, smoother fibers for an exceptionally soft, durable towel
- Plush terry weave — dense, velvety loops with a soft, luxurious hand
- Highly absorbent — designed to dry comfortably and efficiently
- Soft yet substantial — plush and indulgent without feeling overly heavy
Styling
This is the towel for a bathroom that is otherwise plain — white tile, marble, a stone counter with no pattern in it. The embroidered band gives the room one considered detail without introducing a color, which is why it works where a stripe or a bold border would not. It also makes an obvious gift: a hand towel and a bath towel together read as something chosen rather than something bought. Keep the embroidered end facing out when you fold it over a rail.
Frequently asked
Will the embroidery survive washing?Yes. It is stitched, not printed, and worked on a flat woven panel that does not distort in the wash. Wash cold or warm with like colors and skip the fabric softener — softener coats thread and cotton alike and dulls both.
Is Cloud White a bright white?No — it is a warm cream. That is deliberate: the embroidery is worked in tonal neutrals, and on an optical white ground those threads would look grey rather than soft.
Does a plush towel take longer to dry?It does, and that is the trade. Density is what makes the cloth absorbent — a deeper pile holds more water and releases it over a longer hang.
The Folia Collection
Crafted from plush, ultra-soft Turkish cotton, the Folia Embroidered Towel pairs exceptional absorbency with delicate botanical embroidery. Luxuriously soft, generously textured, and designed for elevated everyday bathing.
Size Guide
Guest Towel — 16 × 24 in
Hand Towel — 20 × 35 in
Bath Towel — 28 × 55 in
Bath Sheet — 35 × 59 in
The Difference is in the Cotton
The Origin
Why Turkish Aegean Cotton Towels Feel Unrivaled.
Grown along Türkiye's Aegean coast, Aegean cotton is prized for its long-staple fibers and naturally smooth hand — the same qualities that make Turkish cotton towels a benchmark for softness worldwide. For Calinea, this premium cotton is the foundation of every bath towel we make.
The Fiber
Long-Staple Cotton Fibers, Built to Last.
Long-staple cotton fibers spin into smoother, stronger yarns with less bulk than standard cotton — a cleaner weave and a silkier surface that holds up wash after wash.
The Feel
Highly Absorbent, Sustainably Grown Cotton.
Aegean cotton creates plush, highly absorbent bath towels without the heaviness of standard terry cloth — sustainably grown and finished without harsh chemicals.
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