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Its flat-weave construction (typical of tea towels) ensures it won't leave fibers on glassware, making it ideal for polishing glasses without streaks or lint [1][2].","q":"Does the towel leave lint on glassware after drying?"},{"a":"While we don't have specific shrinkage data for this towel, cotton tea towels typically shrink up to about 5% after the first few washes due to relaxation shrinkage [5]. Washing in hot water and tumble drying can minimize further shrinkage.","q":"How much does this towel shrink after the first wash?"},{"a":"This towel's flat-weave cotton construction is designed for efficient drying, not just decoration. 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We’ll see.","reviewer_name":"Nicole H."},{"date":"August 27, 2025","title":"Très bonne qualité","rating":5,"content":"Excellent choix.","reviewer_name":"Sophie T."},{"date":"January 10, 2026","title":"Good solid tea towel","rating":5,"content":"I have bought these before, so must have liked them as I inadvertently bought them again. We are moving and bought all new linens for our new house and chose these for the kitchen. The others were very functional and absorbent.","reviewer_name":"Cathy G."},{"date":"February 12, 2026","tags":["Material Quality","Value"],"title":"Good quality with fair price.","rating":5,"content":"Good quality with fair price.","reviewer_name":"John H."},{"date":"March 9, 2026","title":"Beautiful and Practical","rating":5,"content":"A sturdy tea towel, perfect for a hardworking kitchen.","reviewer_name":"Rachel C."},{"date":"February 13, 2026","title":"Nice towels","rating":4,"content":"They look great in my new kitchen and work well.","reviewer_name":"Charlene S."},{"date":"November 3, 2025","title":"Les noirs n’essuient pas","rating":5,"content":"Les noirs n’essuient pas","reviewer_name":"Odile C."},{"date":"August 25, 2025","title":"Great material","rating":5,"content":"Absorbant","reviewer_name":"Elan M."},{"date":"July 13, 2026","title":"Dries Well!","rating":5,"content":"Very absorbent, but them through the washer and dryer and the colour did not fade.","reviewer_name":"Rita B."},{"date":"July 8, 2025","title":"idem","rating":5,"content":"idem","reviewer_name":"Louise R."},{"date":"July 14, 2026","title":"Linge à vaisselle","rating":1,"content":"Il essuie mal la vaisselle","reviewer_name":"Marie-France B."},{"date":"July 18, 2026","title":"Très bien. Fiere de mon achat","rating":5,"content":"Très bien. Fiere de mon achat","reviewer_name":"Reine P."},{"date":"June 20, 2026","title":"Très absorbant!","rating":5,"content":"Belle couleur qui reste même après le lavage et essuit très bien!","reviewer_name":"Helene F."},{"date":"July 30, 2025","title":"Just what I wanted","rating":5,"content":"Just what I wanted","reviewer_name":"Nathalie D."},{"date":"February 7, 2026","title":"Bon achat","rating":5,"content":"Très belle couleur. Résiste très bien au lavage.","reviewer_name":"Manon R."},{"date":"February 6, 2026","title":"Essaye bien. Belle qualité et","rating":4,"content":"Essaye bien.\nBelle qualité et belle couleur.","reviewer_name":"carole t."},{"date":"November 13, 2025","title":"Belle qualité","rating":5,"content":"Très bien fait","reviewer_name":"Nathaly M."},{"date":"February 11, 2026","title":"Avait acheté les mêmes déjà,","rating":3,"content":"Avait acheté les mêmes déjà, la qualité du tissus est moindre, les contours roulent","reviewer_name":"Pascale L."},{"date":"August 8, 2025","title":"Linge","rating":5,"content":"Essuie très bien","reviewer_name":"Monique L."},{"date":"July 22, 2025","title":"J’apprécie beaucoup Oui je recommanderais","rating":5,"content":"J’apprécie beaucoup\nOui je recommanderais","reviewer_name":"Suzanne C."},{"date":"July 19, 2025","title":"Essuie efficacement les verres à","rating":4,"content":"Essuie efficacement les verres à vin","reviewer_name":"Jocelyne G."},{"date":"November 3, 2025","title":"Excellent!","rating":5,"content":"Très bon pour essuyé la vaisselle! La grandeur est bonne et ne change pas de grandeur après le premier lavage.","reviewer_name":"clarisse m."},{"date":"July 7, 2026","tags":["Value"],"title":"Qu’en avez-vous pensé?","rating":5,"content":"Excellent","reviewer_name":"Nicole B."},{"date":"August 25, 2025","title":"À laver plusieurs fois pour","rating":4,"content":"À laver plusieurs fois pour qu’il assèche bien.","reviewer_name":"Sylvie L."},{"date":"January 20, 2026","tags":["Value"],"title":"Absorbent","rating":5,"content":"Great value. Nice pattern.","reviewer_name":"Lorraine L."},{"date":"August 7, 2025","title":"Nice towels but a bit","rating":4,"content":"Nice towels but a bit small.","reviewer_name":"Devra S."},{"date":"July 6, 2026","title":"Linges de vaisselle","rating":5,"content":"Très bien, mais plus courts que les précédents que j’ai achetés","reviewer_name":"Louiselle A."},{"date":"January 24, 2026","tags":["Value"],"title":"Qualité","rating":5,"content":"Pratique et prix modeste","reviewer_name":"Danielle H."},{"date":"February 5, 2026","tags":["Durability"],"title":"De qualité","rating":5,"content":"Franchement, c'est difficile de trouver des essuies vaisselle qui essuient et qui sont réutilisables plusieurs fois de suite. Je recommande vivement ceux-ci ! De plus, très belle qualité, très beaux. Je les laisse également sécher à l'air libre pour leur durabilité. Au top!","reviewer_name":"Valérie D."},{"date":"March 11, 2026","tags":["Material Quality","Value"],"title":"Bonne qualité","rating":4,"content":"Bonne qualité","reviewer_name":"Lise T."},{"date":"July 25, 2025","title":"Joli","rating":5,"content":"Correspond à ce que je pensais. Beau tissu et essuie bien.","reviewer_name":"Guylaine S."}],"target_countries":"US","canonical_url":"https://www.simons.ca/en/kitchen-dining/tea-towels-dishcloths/kitchen-dish-towels/minimalist-checkers-tea-towel--3502-2251610?colourId=0","deep_research":{"dimensions":{"checkers_pattern_colorfastness":{"title":"Colorfastness and care for the checkered pattern","entries":{"yarn_dyed_check_pattern":"The minimalist checkers design is achieved through alternating colored yarns in the flat-weave, meaning the black, green, or burgundy dye is integral to the fiber and cannot peel, crack, or fade like a surface print — machine washing and drying will not degrade the pattern's crisp contrast over time."}},"minimalist_checkers_collection":{"title":"Coordinating with the Minimalist Checkers collection","entries":{"collection_ecosystem":"The explicit mention of matching pieces indicates that the Minimalist Checkers design extends across multiple kitchen linen types, allowing a single tea towel purchase to serve as the starting point for a coordinated, whole-kitchen refresh that shares the same pattern and recycled cotton material.","curated_colorway_range":"Available in black, green, and burgundy, the tea towel's palette is intentionally narrow and dark-toned, making it easy to intermix colors for a monochromatic gradient effect or to stick with a single shade for a bold, graphic statement — a level of controlled coordination that a random assortment of towels can't deliver.","simons_maison_exclusive":"As a Simons Maison exclusive designed in Canada, the Minimalist Checkers pattern is a proprietary design, meaning the coordinated look you achieve with these pieces is unique to this retailer and not replicable with off-the-shelf basics from other brands — a small but meaningful edge for those who care about curated interior style."}}}},"handle":"minimalist-checkers-tea-towel-3502-2251610","storefront_path":"/en/kitchen-dining/tea-towels-dishcloths/kitchen-dish-towels/minimalist-checkers-tea-towel--3502-2251610","storefront_url":"https://ai.simons.ca/en/kitchen-dining/tea-towels-dishcloths/kitchen-dish-towels/minimalist-checkers-tea-towel--3502-2251610"}}