For months, social media users have asked the same question: What, exactly, is the purpose of those woven strips on towels? The inquiry has spread on platforms including X, Reddit and Facebook since ...

On March 13, 2025, an X user asked a question that had onlookers showering him with theories: What exactly is the purpose of those thin woven strips on towels? The post had amassed more than 91 ...

"I'm convinced that it only exists to shrink and make it impossible to fold the towel nicely, causing you to buy another towel," the user wrote in a reply that garnered another 11 million views. It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It turns out the answer may be all of the above — at least according to towel wholesalers and textile experts. "Known as a dobby ...