Machine woven white teatowel, decorated with two vertical stripes running down the length in parallel. These stripes are in black, with the left and right sides edged in red, with white crayfish motifs spaced evenly down the black panels. On the reverse of the teatowel is a small white woven loop for hanging, attached via the seam on the short edge. Also on the reverse are two manufacturer's labels, one with the desgin company logo and the other with the washing instructions. Sweden.
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