{"product_id":"ownkoti-shell-print-jacquard-cotton-bath-towel","title":"Shell Print Jacquard Cotton Bath Towel","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eShell 1 or Shell 2?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe names don't tell you anything, so judge them from the photos above — both are the same 71 × 140 cm towel with a different shell jacquard.\u003c\/strong\u003e The more useful question is how many you're buying and what they're for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eChoose\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIf this sounds like you\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo of the same\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eThe bathroom is on show — guests use it, or it's the one visible from the hallway. A matched pair on the rail is the whole difference between styled and assorted.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of each\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eTwo people share a bathroom and one of you always grabs the wrong towel. Different prints end that argument permanently.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJust one\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want to see how the jacquard holds up in your own bathroom before committing the whole rail to it. Sensible.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eZoom into the product photos before you pick — the two shell designs read quite differently up close.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eDoes a patterned towel dry you as well as a plain one?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt does when the pattern is woven in rather than printed on top.\u003c\/strong\u003e A printed pattern sits as a film across the surface and blocks the loops underneath; a jacquard is the weave itself, so the whole face still absorbs. What ruins absorbency here isn't the pattern — it's what you put in the wash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eDo\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAvoid\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWash before first use so the finishing residue comes out\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eJudging absorbency straight out of the packaging\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eDetergent only, warm wash\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eFabric softener, which coats cotton loops and repels water\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWashing with other towels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWashing with anything that has a zip or hook, which pulls jacquard loops\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe step people skip: if a loop does get pulled, snip it flush rather than yanking it. Pulling a jacquard thread drags the shell pattern out of shape along the whole row.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eA bathroom that looks finished, from one item on the rail.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBathrooms are hard to decorate because there's nowhere to put anything. No shelf space, no soft furnishings, nothing on the walls but a mirror. Which means the towels are the decor, whether you intended that or not — and a rail of mismatched plain towels in three fading shades is doing active damage to a room you otherwise like. A patterned towel is the cheapest thing in the house that fixes an entire room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Shell Print Jacquard Cotton Bath Towel shown in use in a bathroom\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/1_591dcbbb-1ec6-437b-ab75-d97aeb8077fb.png?v=4503765525%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJacquard, and why it matters on a towel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacquard means the shell design is created by the weave structure — threads lifted and dropped to build the motif — rather than stamped onto a finished cloth. On a towel that distinction is unusually important. A print has to sit on top of the pile, which means either flattening the loops or sitting on a smooth low-pile panel; either way you lose absorbency exactly where the pattern is. A woven shell motif keeps cotton loop across the whole towel and gets its definition from light and shadow instead of ink. It also can't crack, peel or wash off, because there's nothing sitting on the surface to come away. The pattern lasts as long as the towel does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe two options\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShell 1\u003c\/strong\u003e — the first of the two shell jacquards. Look at the product photos to see the motif and tone; the difference between the two is in the design itself, not in the towel underneath.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShell 2\u003c\/strong\u003e — the alternate shell jacquard, same 71 × 140 cm size and same cotton construction. Pick whichever motif suits the bathroom you're putting it in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Shell Print Jacquard Cotton Bath Towel close-up of the woven shell motif\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/4_8ad98ac1-c377-4f6f-ac0d-ed0883a83735.png?v=4503765525%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Shell Print Jacquard Cotton Bath Towel\u003c\/strong\u003e in your chosen Colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCotton construction\u003c\/strong\u003e, absorbent across the full face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacquard shell motif\u003c\/strong\u003e woven into the towel, not printed on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne size\u003c\/strong\u003e — 71 × 140 cm, a full bath towel footprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo designs\u003c\/strong\u003e — Shell 1 and Shell 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHemmed ends\u003c\/strong\u003e that keep their shape through repeated washing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMachine washable\u003c\/strong\u003e warm, with detergent only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo fabric softener\u003c\/strong\u003e — it coats the loops and kills absorbency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHang spread wide\u003c\/strong\u003e between uses so it dries all the way through\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. Easy 30-day returns.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Shell 1 \/ 71 × 140 cm","offer_id":53893115642150,"sku":"DHOD4-CC904001","price":89.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Shell 2 \/ 71 × 140 cm","offer_id":53893115674918,"sku":"DHOD4-CC904002","price":89.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/8573\/4182\/files\/7_ef3ad63f-da47-4b29-b6f5-88586f722154.png?v=1789686759","url":"https:\/\/www.loftandstone.com.au\/products\/ownkoti-shell-print-jacquard-cotton-bath-towel","provider":"Loft and Stone AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}