Show suitable towels look for towels with a firm foundation having soft loops ca closely spaced but not too tightly twisted choose those with loops about one eighth of an inch long longer loops although more absorbent tend to catch and pull in washing sometimes selvages salvages sel are too tight for the rest of the towel choose towels with firm selvages salvages sel and see that the crosswise yarns wrap securely around the lengthwise len athnise yarns at the same time notice the tightness of the selvage hems should be at least three eighths to one inch wide with the raw edges turned under a substantial one fourth inch |