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 | If you’ve ever wondered where some of our commonly used household objects came from, then chances are your curiosity might have turned to the towel. While the invention of conveniences like the paper towel are well-documented, there is little historical or archaeological data to indicate who first washed their hands of the whole question, and then dried them.
When you think of it, even early Man must have used something to dry off when he got wet. Not that Neanderthals were big on baths or knew a lot about hygiene, but hunting Saber Tooth tigers in the rain must have made those fur suits pretty wet. Perhaps they grabbed another skin to wipe off the drops.
It would have been left to the more civilized societies to actually create a fabric or item that was meant specifically for the purpose of drying things. Of necessity, it should be absorbent. Chances are it wasn’t, since many of the earliest cultures had neither the raw materials nor the know-how to maximize the absorbency. But when you study a civilization like the Ancient Egyptians, and note their highly refined processing of flax into everything from clothing to bandages for mummies, it’s entirely possible that linen provided their towels as well. Not very absorbent, but usable nonetheless.
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 Black Cat Spiced Hot Pad
|  Horse Spiced Hot Pad
|  Goldfinch Spiced Hot Pad
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 Bluebird Spiced Hot Pad
|  Orange Butterfly Spiced Hot Pad
|  Hummingbird Spiced Hot Pad
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 Grey Cat Spiced Hot Pad
|  Black Cat Flour Sack Towel (set of 2)
|  Goldfinch Flour Sack Towel (set of 2)
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 Bluebird Flour Sack Towel (set of 2)
|  Cardinal Flour Sack Towel (set of 2)
|  Orange Butterfly Flour Sack Towel (set of 2)
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 Hummingbird Flour Sack Towel (set of 2)
|  Squirrel Cookie Cutter Potholder
|  Cardinal Cookie Cutter Potholder
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 Cardinal Kitchen Towel / Potholder Set
|  Kitchen Towel / Chickadee
|  Bird Blocks Kitchen Towel
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 Santa Kitchen Towel
|  Chicken & Chives Kitchen Towel
|  Blue Jay Kitchen Towel
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 Meadow Lark Kitchen Towel
|  Wren Kitchen Towel
|  Ruby Throat Hummingbird Kitchen Towel
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 Bluebirds Kitchen Towel
|  Chickadees Kitchen Towel
|  Cardinals Kitchen Towel
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 Goldfinches Kitchen Towel
|  Rise and Shine Robins Kitchen Towel
|  Peeping Toms Kitchen Towel
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 Caroline's Horses Kitchen Towel
|  Puppies Kitchen Towel
|  Heart's Desire Kitchen Towel
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 Special Connection Kitchen Towel
|  Backyard Birds Microfiber Glasses Cleaning Cloth
|  Butterflies Microfiber Glasses Cleaning Cloth
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 High Powered Portable Telescope
|  Pot Holder / Running Free
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 Sunflower Flour Sack Towel
|  Yellow Swallowtail Spiced Hot Pad
|  Blue Watering Can Spiced Hot Pad
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 Meadowlark Spiced Hot Pad
|  Bird with Peaches Spiced Hot Pad
|  Yellow Swallowtail Flour Sack Towel (set of 2)
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 Song Sparrow Flour Sack Towel (set of 2)
|  Towhee Flour Sack Towel (set of 2)
|  Bird with Grapes Flour Sack Towel (set of 2)
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 Meadowlark Flour Sack Towel (set of 2)
|  Bird w/ Grapes Spiced Hot Pad
|  Summer Friends Pillow
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 Hummingbird & Trumpets Pillow
|  Cardinal Spiced Hot Pad
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