"Nina" tea towel in Light Blue

Nina is a striped tea towel in light blue and red, woven with a linen weft and a cotton warp. The stripes are formed in the warp, bringing out the depth of the yarn dyed colors. A herringbone weave gives the cloth structure, while the combination of linen and cotton balances a soft hand with absorbency for everyday use.

The palette takes its cue from the interiors and pastel tones of Charleston, the Sussex home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Thinking of Nina Hamnett and Virginia Woolf, their friendship and the spaces they frequented, we imagined a tea towel for their summer kitchen, carrying something of the freedom with which color entered everyday life. The name pays homage to Nina Hamnett.