5 random wash gloves by Wereldwijven

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Colorful home textiles made of industry leftovers! When factories dye yarns to weave textiles, they make some extra—just in case—but they often go unused. The Odds & Ends textiles are designed to get the most out of these remainders, creating unexpected color combinations.

– set of 5 wash gloves
– 100% cotton
– 15 x 21 cm
– woven in Portugal
– sewn in the Netherlands

€19,90

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Colourful home textiles made from industry leftovers!

When factories dye yarns to weave textiles, they make some extra, just in case. But often, those leftovers go unused. Odds & Ends is designed to make the most of these colourful remainders, turning them into endless unexpected colour combinations.

Wild Weave
Wild Weave refers to the original weaving technique and the archetypal tea towel. In this design, a variety of colours come together in an unexpected yet harmonious way.

Wereldwijven
The ladies of the social project Wereldwijven ateliers in Dordrecht have crafted these lovely washgloves from second-choice terry kitchen towels. The second choice quality usually consists of products that have a weaving or sewing mistake, and we keep those aside for Wereldwijven to sew cool new products with them. The wash gloves are made from random leftovers from past editions. You’ll receive a mix of 5 different ones.

The size is approximately 15 cm by 21 cm.

wash glove
Perhaps typical for the Netherlands but useful anywhere: Slide them over your hands, add soap, and use them to wash yourself under the shower, or even use them at the sink to skip a shower, saving water, energy, and time.

Care Instructions
All Odds & Ends textiles can be washed at 30°C on the cotton program with similar colours. Use organic colour-safe detergent to keep hues vibrant. Line drying will help prolong the life of your items. For terry products—especially those with a velour finish—an occasional tumble dry on medium heat will help maintain softness without needing fabric softeners.
In areas with hard water, a rinse with citric acid or vinegar can soften both towels and your washing machine.

Care Instructions
All Odds & Ends textiles can be washed at 60°C on a cotton programme with similar colours. For a longer life, we recommend washing at 30°C. An organic, colour-safe detergent can help keep the colours looking bright, while line drying can help your textiles last even longer.

For terry products, especially those with a velour finish, occasional tumble drying at medium heat can help keep them soft without the need for fabric softener. If you live in an area with hard water, a little citric acid or vinegar in the rinse can help soften both the water and your towels.

Snags
Some Odds & Ends products are woven with terry loops to give them that soft, absorbent texture. When new, these loops can be a little more prone to snagging, so watch out for jewellery during the first few uses.

If a snag happens, don’t worry. Simply cut it off with a pair of sharp scissors. Whatever you do, don’t pull it! Cutting the snag prevents it from running further and won’t damage the woven structure. With time and use, the fibres become less prone to snagging.

Production
Odds & Ends textiles are made in Portugal using 100% cotton industry remainders. These are small quantities of yarn left over from other textile productions. Instead of going to waste, they get a second life as something useful and beautiful.

Colours
Odds & Ends towels are made in small batches using surplus industry yarns, so colours can vary from one batch to another. We keep the overall palette consistent, so pieces within the same colour family still work well together. Your towel may look slightly different from the one in the photos, but the overall colour and feel will remain the same.

Foekje Fleur x Wereldwijven
Wereldwijven ateliers was founded in 2011 with the aim of creating a space where women from diverse cultural backgrounds, who risk falling behind in society, can engage in creative and meaningful activities. Over the years, it has grown into a centre with an embroidery works, sewing workshop and a shop located in a beautiful historic townhouse in the old center of Dordrecht. More than eighty women from around 27 countries currently collaborate on handicraft and sewing projects, share life experiences, practice Dutch, and support each other with daily tasks. Wereldwijven ateliers creates products for its own label—such as decorative cushions and carries out small-scale production work for brands like Foekje Fleur.

All products in this page are made from ‘seconds’ quality Odds & Ends, they use the goods parts of products that didn’t pass quality control to sew pouches, bunting and wash gloves.