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Moonlight Makers' Queen of the Machine towel is one of those rare kitchen items that deserves to sit out on your counter. It's a 28" x 28" unfolded, 100% cotton flour sack towel, screen printed with a custom non-toxic, punny Moonlight Makers design to make dish drying a fun, not a chore. The towel may feel a bit stiff when you first open it up, but after a few washes it becomes a veritable sponge. Absorbent and lint-free for drying spills and dishes, and it can also be used as a bathroom sink hand towel or as a thoughtful housewarming gift that won't be returned. Handmade in the brand's Asheville, NC studio, and because it's made from recycled cotton, you may find the occasional colorful thread which adds character instead of being a flaw.

Moonlight Makers' flour sack dish towel is one of those rare things that works as both a decorative accent to your kitchen and then a real workhorse as a kitchen towel. Each is a 100% recycled cotton, and handmade by artisans, it's delivered to you like a piece you'll cherish. It will continue to soften, though, and be something you use regularly after a few washes. You'll love the screen printed Chicago collage. The design is just enough to give it personality without being overpowering. It measures 28x28" and can be used to dry glasses, cover rising dough in a bowl. The non-toxic ink is a plus as well as the lint free, absorbent qualities. It's practical. Sustainable. Nice to use. Plus, when you bundle them into a housewarming gift basket, they have double duty!

Standard Flour Sack Towel made exciting to have hanging around on your oven door by Moonlight Makers. Cotton 28 x 28" towel that is screen-printed with non-toxic ink - "Whisk Taker". You may notice the towel is a bit stiff and thirsty but washes in nicely to become very absorbent and hard-working after a few. Hand-made here in their downtown studio in Asheville, NC. Occasionally, you may see some small threads of colored recycled cotton but it's just that bit of character the towel is giving you with this Farmhouse style towel. Great for house-warmings and baking friends. Useful gift.

You unpack the Moonlight Makers NYC's collage towel printed in non-toxic ink on 100% recycled cotton, and it immediately moves to your counter. The skyline, landmarks, icons of the city, etc. make it much more fun than that usual kitchen heap of flour sack towels. At first the screen printed cotton is a little stiff and crisp, but once washed the towel becomes a super absorbent 28"x28" work horse for glasses and hands. Not to mention that it's grey so it won't interfere with your going on in kitchen visual schemes. The towel itself is handmade, and a bit different. It is and it's a nice addition to your housewarming gift, but the print is special. It's really about the charm of the item you're paying for as much as the function.

"As Far As Anyone Knows We Are A Nice Normal Family" towel gets hung on oven handle the moment guests see it from Moonlight Makers. 28" square 100% cotton flour sack with non toxic screen printing in their downtown Asheville studio. Feels real & quality. Soft, has a bit of 'rough' to it. Toss in some colored threads here and there (recycled cotton). Careful, pretty thirsty out of the bag (but very absorbent after a few washes). I use to dry glasses. Then just throw over sink. Just for decoration. It's safe for a housewarming gift. Makes guests chuckle guaranteed.

Moonlight Makers turned a plain flour sack towel into something you'll pick up and look at on your kitchen counter. The quote is funny ('I'd Rather Be At The Casino'). It's white cotton fabric so looks really clean and farm house-y/neutral with most kitchen counters. 28" x 28" (fully opened) which is a good size to cover a full load of dishes to dry or hang from the handle of your oven. The 100% cotton weave will absorb water more readily once it's been washed a few times. It's screen printed using non-toxic ink (important for what you'll be drying on it). Handmade in Asheville. Might find a few rogue colorful threads. It's handmade. You know. It's magic. Easy gift idea for a housewarming or hostess.

Laughing while you dry dishes counts as a small win, and this flour-sack towel earns its place on the oven handle. The "I Have Asked You Thrice Now for A Towel" print lands every time, screen printed in non-toxic ink on 100% cotton. At 28 by 28 inches it's roomy enough for real drying, though it starts a bit stiff and needs a few washes before it soaks up spills the way you'd want. Handmade in Asheville, it's a genuinely useful housewarming gift rather than a gag that gets tossed in a drawer. Occasional flecks of colored thread are normal for recycled cotton.

If there's one towel that belongs on the drying rack, it's Moonlight Makers' 'Sip Me Baby One More Time' towel. This is an instant pun-maker the moment some new person in the house wanders into the kitchen. Made of a 28" square of 100% flour sack (cotton, screen printed with non-toxic ink), it's nice and soft. Not stiff decorative towel you're afraid to actually use. Lint-free. Absorbent. Dries fast. It might be a little dry and flat at first, but it'll pucker and absorb leaks like a champ after some washes. And yes, there are some colorful threads in the recycled cotton, but that adds to the character. Handmade in Asheville, NC. You can use it as a bathroom hand towel. Or as a housewarming present.

Moonlight Makers -- do the grimy and make you happy. 28" x 28" square. Cut from 100% cotton flour sacks and screen printed with nontoxic ink in their Asheville, NC studio with cool (punny!) designs. The shiitake + tomato + dill trio shown above is for you kitchen personalities. Will be kinda stiff with some absorbtion at first. Wash them a few times and they will get more pliable and super absorbent. For hand drying, polishing glasses. Or the bathroom. Recycled cotton so there might be some bits of fiber floating around. Part of the fun. Handmade. Cool gift. Better than pharmacy too.