The Coucke French Cotton Tea Towel - Cherries feels like something lifted from a linen market in the south of France. Bright red cherries tumble across the cotton in a way that immediately changes the mood of a kitchen. It’s cheerful without trying too hard.

Coucke have been making kitchen linens since 1931, and you notice the difference in the weight of the fabric straight away. It’s soft enough to live draped over an oven handle all week, but absorbent enough to deal with stacks of dishes after lunch. The kind of tea towel that gets better once it has been washed a few times and starts to feel properly lived in.

• 100% cotton tea towel
• Cherry illustration design inspired by French kitchen linens
• Absorbent, durable everyday fabric
• Large format for drying dishes or lining bread baskets
• Made by French textile specialist Coucke

It would make a very good host gift alongside a bottle of wine and something wrapped in paper from the bakery.

About The Maker: Coucke

Coucke was founded in northern France in 1931 and has specialised in kitchen and table linens ever since. The company became known for tea towels that combined practical heavyweight cotton with illustrations tied closely to cooking, markets and French food culture.