Cotton & Microfibre news and information

Australia's 2021 National Plastics Plan

Microfiber fabrics, are they included in the plan? Not exactly, but there's specifically a point in the overall plan regarding microplastics, or polyester/sand free fabrics. From the government's paper here...

Textile Production is Fueling Climate Change. Can Organic Cotton Help?

So like we've mentioned before...we're not fans of standing on Moral highgrounds shouting to the world that we're a 'sustainable...or eco' brand.

We simply believe GOTS organic cotton is better for you, me and the planet.

Here's a pretty good article on the world of fabrics...

Velour Beach Towels...what's Velour?

So you've probably read or seen on our homepage that we don't actually produce towels with the common velour side. Think that's kinda weird? Considering that it’s the norm for most towel manufacturers, brands and stores?...

Watch: Old Rocks & Bungles

Come on the road with a couple Layday'ers, The Wild Road Wanderers. This is 2 mins of helicopter flights over the sacred Bungle Bungles to driving down roads where the stars shine bright and red earth meets the turquoise sea in Broome.

Cotton Comfort In Favour of Synthetic Skin Feel

Here's a nice little article on some numbers regarding cotton comfort Vs Synthetic comfort. Man-made fibers are falling out of favor as more U.K. consumers opt for natural fabrics, research by Cotton U.S.A.’s Global Lifestyle Monitor revealed last month.

Sal Salis Eco Lodge & Our Co Branded Travel Towel

We were going to use the term collaboration...but we feel that's now a term owned by social influencers asking for free stuff in exchange for butt photo's on our towels - sorry, butt it's a weekly occurrence for us these days :)

Winter in North West Australia

Being based in South Western AU, Winter is pretty cold and damp. In saying this, a 15 hour drive North will land you in a totally opposite climate - warm water surfing, camp fire vibes and outdoor showers. Here's a few pics from time recently spent in the Pilbara, WA.

French terry - a comfortable travel towel

Typically, travelling around doesn't always bring hot sunny days - the types of conditions needed to dry out thicker style fabrics, so - we sourced the French terry production method because we wanted a top line of comfortable travel towels.

A New California Bill Would Require Label With Polyester Pollution Warning

So we're not big fans of the moral high grounds some brands stand on in regards to their choice in business, but this article is a nice backup to the reason we find Microfibre (polyester) towels uncomfortable and simply a little out of place in the outdoor & travel world.

A Tailored towel fringe

Commercial style beach towels, round and rectangle - simply stitch on the fringe from a spool of ‘fringe’ they have in the their factory. It’s just there for show and adds un-necessary bulk. The other style of fringe is the ‘hand tied’ (think Turkish towels) or even rolled and stitched (checkout your bath towel).