Hand Towel 101: Basics, Types, Folding And More

What is Hand Towel

A hand towel is a piece of absorbent fabric that is used for wiping hands to dry off. It often placed near the basin to dry off hands after washing them. The hand towel is made of special fabrics that absorb the liquid from hand.

Types of Hand Towel

You will find a lot of different hand towels around the marketplace. Types of hand towels basically depend on two factors. In terms of color, you will find the white color, lemon color, sky blue color, red color, etc. In terms of fabrics, there are cotton made hand towels that are very durable.

How Big is a Hand Towel

Hand towels are slightly larger than fingertips towel and mainly used to dry off hands after washing. The size of hand towels have slight variations compare to the other towels. In the case of a small end, the measurement for a hand towel is about 15 inches wide by 25 inches long. In terms of a larger scale, it is about 18 inches wide by 30 inches long. According to the Towel Reviewer,18 inches wide by 30 inches long is the approximately biggest size of a hand towel.

Installing Hand Towel Ring

To get easy access to the hand towel you need to install a towel ring beside your basin. Installing a towel ring is not about hard work you just need to follow some simple steps and they are very easy. Just follow these steps below

• Line the ring up on a wall stud
• Determine the placement where it should be installed then mark the place
• Make the hole for the screw-up.
• Place the towel ring in the right position then insert the screw in the hole
• Tighten the screw enough. 

You are all set put the hand towel in the towel ring and get easy access to the hand towel.

How To Fold Hand Towel

There are multiples ways to fold the hand towel both for displays and storage purposes. Let’s see some of the ways to fold hand towels in a proper manner. 

• The very common and simple way to fold the hand towel is to fold the towel into quarters. To fold the towel into quarters steps are really easy like you need to fold the half towel in one way and then into half the other way. If you hang up the towel then it will be folded only half.
• Hand usually hang up in the towel ring. So they are only folded into half-length wise. 
• You can fold your hand towel into sections. Put the hand towel on a flat surface with the orientation of vertical. Then fold the bottom and short edge up about 2/3 of the way. Next, fold that same edge back down until it meets with the folded, bottom edge. 
• If you want you can fold the hand towel into thirds. Flip the hand towel over and keep the fold you made then fold the left and right, long sides in to create thirds, tucking one end into the other. 

If you want to display your hand towel like hotel towels or want to store your hand towel in luggage and want to save some space then roll the hand towel is the best option. You just need to start the rolling from the one end remember to roll tightly.