Piano Tea Towel, Moss

Verdant and loamy, this tea towel brings to mind walks deep into a forest’s cool shade lined with moss, while the pattern’s taut stripes bring to mind piano strings ready to be rung. Modern weaving tech­niques update linen made the tradi­tional way in the cite de la toile, Armen­tières, the medieval city of fabric tucked into north­ern France. And like the city in which they are made, these essen­tial kitchen acces­sories only get better with age — as they are not pre-washed, their hand will soften each time they are used.