Need new towels but like a rough rub down; how can I make new towels hard and craggy?

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All my towels are looking manky. But I love them because they're old and rough. Can't be doing with a namby pamby soft towel. So, if I buy new ones, how long will it be before they're rough as a hessian sack? And what can I do to hasten the process?

LIne dry them on a cold day.

Hard water is your friend.

Dry them on radiators and don't turn as they dry.

DS used to call these scratch and sniff towels.

Air dry them to a crisp, no fabric conditioner, and yes to hard water! I love them scritchy too

No softener, line dry outside, don’t iron

Wash them in hard water, line dry.

Lift them off the line like folded cardboard.

I'm with you, OP. Can't abide a slimy, fluffy, towel.

Boil them to death. Normally works for me.

Use them to dry off the dog.....they'll soon be scratchy .....

Where do you all live with no wind?
My line is in the wind so everything flaps to a perfect crispness.
Also who the fuck irons towels? Stop that.

Good suggestions!! Am almost looking forward to 'ruining' them now. It'll be an experiment. I'll do different things with different towels.

So glad I’m not the only one who loves a hard crispy towel, my family and friends think I’m crazy for not preferring a soft tumble dried towel!

Ours are like that! A combination of hard water and no tumble drier. Hated it a first. Just recently bought new towels and they’re all soft and fluffy. Just no. Much prefer hard now!

No tumble drier or fabric conditioner. I wash mine at 60 with bio powder and line dry- nice and scratchy! IKEA do some towels www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/textiles-rugs/towels-bathmats/hären-bath-sheet-medium-grey-art-90337093/ which go scratchy under that method within a couple of washes.

Melfish - that's fab as there is an Ikea literally across the road from me. I'm there tomorrow.

Hang them still dripping wet on the line. They'll be so hard you will need to karate chop them to fold them

Love a crispy towel! Yay!

I bung a bit of washing soda in with them with the powder. Helps shift the conditioner stuff they’re sold with.

Arghhh dp also loves a crunchy towel when he lived at home with his mum, watching him almost exfoliate his back with them (like a back floss ) nearly made me leave him!!
Although it’s tough shit for him as I do the majority of the washing so he gets fluffy tumble dried towels.

Get my DH to wash them for you.

Give them to me. I've perfected the technique.

Ironing towels. Have heard it all now.

Dry them on the radiator they go lovely and crispy.

Scratchy towels are the best for a nice exfoliation and dry after a shower. Soft towels make no sense they don't even dry you well . Wash them on a hot wash with no softener and dry them on a line or radiator mine could be snapped in half they are that hard

Ooh I love a hard, scratchy towel. It must be able to stand up on its own! Some towels are more disposed to it than others. I find the cheaper it is, the less likely to be satisfactorily scratchy. I wash at high temperature, line dry where possible, but if not, on an airer, but NEVER in the tumble dryer. Never iron, and absolutely never use fabric conditioner.