Manufacturing Process of Fouta

Manufacturing Process of Fouta

Peshtemal, also known as fouta, which represent the best features of Turkish Culture in any aspect of life, have a solid 700 year history. Back in the 14th century, when foutas first appeared in the stage of history, producing one single fouta would take weeks and even months. Every loop was weaved one by one by the greatest craftsmen of the era in handlooms which were powered nothing but labor force. Best quality of cotton and the finest madder were used during the production process.

Today, the production process slightly changed. Thanks to automatic looms and weaving machines, mass production became possible. The only thing that didn’t change since the 14th century is our sense of quality. We, as the Peshtemal City, still use the finest staple to be able to provide our costumers with the best quality and the best price.

We have two different departments and over seventy employees. Operating over sixty Switzerland Sulzer Looms and four jacquard looms, Peshtemal City can produce 3.000 – 5.000 peshtemals daily. We have seventeen employees working in 3 different shifts, just for our hotel textile products. Three Dooby Looms and six Jacquard looms are operated during the process, which can manufacture around 30 tons per month. We are also working with contract manufacturers who can supply us around 20 – 35 tons per month.

For the manifucturing process, we are working with the biggest and most qualified dyehouse in Denizli and the masters of their domain, just to make sure that we can provide our costumers with the highest quality of foutas with the shortest amount of time. Our sense of quality has been rewarded with an OEKO-TEX certification.

Thanks to our qualified personnel and hard work of our dynamic research and development team, we are producing not only the best quality peshtemals but also bathrobes, towels and blankets and we are making peshtemal an irreplaceable part of our customer’s daily lives. We manufacture highest quality Turkish Towels for the leading trademarks of Europe, Northern America and Australia. Our peshtemals have the most durable and absorbent texture which makes it perfect for everyday usage.

Peshtemals are replacing normal towels irreversibly in beaches, spas, hotels and even in our homes, and we, as the Peshtemal City, are more than proud to be a part of it.

History of Peshtemal

HISTORY OF PESHTEMAL

The history of peshtamal is directly connected to the history of Turkish Hamams. Inspired by Roman baths,

first Turkish Hamam, which is a public bath, was built in the 14^th century. Hamams had hot water and steam rooms for bathing. But they were not only for that. Back in the day Turkish Hamams also provided socialization. They were places people went to meet friends and get to know new people. Peshtemals, also known as Hamam Towels, were the main materials used in Hamams thanks to their ability to dry very fast and easy maintainance. They came side by side with Hamams which makes peshtemal almost 700 years old. So just like Hamams, peshtemals also has a very important place in Turkish culture.

The story of peshtamal continued with even more progress in the 17^th century. Royal women of

the Ottoman Palace wanted peshtemals that were ornate and more unique. They hired professional weavers to design such bath towels which created a peaking point in the history of peshtamal. Durin

g and after 17^th century, peshtamals were made in wide range of colors and unique styles. After that, they became a symbol for both fashion and utility.

With the continuing Hamam culture and expanding using areas, Turkish bath towel is gaining even more popularity every single day. They are used being used at hotels, spas, hammams,yatchs, and as decorative items at homes.

As a Turkish towel manufacturer, we dedicated ourselves to manufacture the most dura

ble, absorbent and elegant peshtemals, bathrobes, towels and most comfortable blankets for our customers. And as a part of our job, we want to inform you about the historical and cultural significance of peshtemals. Be sure to follow our blog to learn more about.

About Peshtemal

About peshtemal, also known as hammam towel or Turkish towel, which had different usage purposes, can be used in a wide variety of things nowadays.

Peshtemal was used as a hammam and bath towel in the past. Now it is being used especially in sauna, spa, pool, hotels, beach and gym, fascinating people with its stylish visuality and comfortable usage.

Peshtemals, took the place of the ordinary towels as it is better at absorbing water, more stylish, dries quicker and lighter.These features combined together, Turkish towel easily attracts consumers. Peshtemal offers an alternative option with various designs, elegant visuality, and numerous color options.

We often see peshtemals at beaches especially in recent years, lights up the users and beaches with its colors and elegant patterns. It is trip-friendly, you can easily take it to the beach with you as it covers a little space in your backpack and easy to carry around. Turkish beach towel fascinates the consumers with its special features; it dries quickly, doesn’t weight your bag down, and is colorful.

Peshtemal manufacturers have not only been limited to the beach, sauna and gym, by developing their product range well in the direction of increasing demands. Also in home textile they created different concepts such as peshtemal bed linen, peshtemal pillowcase, peshtemal tablecloth, peshtemal bathrobe, peshtemal dress, peshtemal bag, etc.

Women are wearing different patterned peshtemals as daily clothes. In summertime we often see ladies wearing peshtemals. It has become an all-time piece for summer as it keeps its wearer cool in hot summer days, and is comfortable.

With the increasing demand for it, Hotels and Spas started to use peshtemals in their facilities. It has become the number one product of the spa and hotels, especially due to its high water absorption capacity, its light weight and it covers less space than a normal towel. With the increasing interest in peshtemals, the sales are enjoying a boom in the domestic and overseas markets in recent years. Turkish peshtemals are renewed day by day with increasing product potential and quality.