Walmart, hmmm....

While not a Walmart shopper, I will check it out for these, thank you mamapinky0. I know inventory is somewhat different in Canadian Walmarts but I'm hopeful I can find them. They really are great aren't they? I only have about 4 good ones left & they're getting a little thin.

I buy mine at Sam's Club.

Sue

I buy them in boxes of 50 to silkscreen on them, but think there are smaller quantities. They have several sizes; some with trim and its a nice cotton towel, no lint and not a coarse weave. Aunt Martha's http://www.colonialpatterns.com

We use terry white bar towels instead of paper towels, buy packs of 50 at Sam's and Costco.

Forgot to mention I think the size is 24×24. Or 28×28

I can't remember but they are nice and big.

I like to use these towels for layering food that is to be frozen, for example, perogies on a cookie sheet. I'm in Canada and purchased my last bunch at Walmart.

I don't recall ever seeing flour sack towels. I'm going to look for them, though. I do buy the white bar cloths when they're on sale at Canadian Tire. They often come on sale for $3 for 8 cloths. They're great for cleaning cloths. I think they're made by Gilbert or Gibson, or something similar.

I buy mine at Wal-Mart by the dozen; always keep a couple dozen on hand.

I used one tonight to strain chicken broth.

go to Walmart.com I just saw them for $4.51 for a 2 pack.

I see flour sack towels, at farm supply stores.

I have been using them for years. I get mine at target or Walmart and they last forever even with frequent washing. I use them as dish rags/paper towels as they dry quickly, are obsorbent, and can be bleached. I also have a friend (who sews) cut them in half and turn them into cloth napkins for me. They make great napkins for the same reasons they do dish towels. I haven't used paper napkins in 15 years.

Have you eve tried surgical (huck) towels?

Yes to the huck towels. We use them in the garage and workshed; they're sturdy and so absorbant.

Do they bleach white? I've got some white facecloths that I can't get white again. I'm wondering if these stay white with bleaching (not to use as facecloths of course!)

Oh my, I just looked on Amazon and saw this for the towels....

Flour-Sack-Towels Dish-Cloth Kitchen-Towels Pure Cotton 12-Pack, 28x28 Inch By Utopia Kitchen

by Utopia Kitchen

CDN$ 98.45new(2 offers)

Jasdip..do you liquid or bar bath soap? Liquid bath soap tends to discolor facecloths..chlorine bleach will also if its added sooner than the last 6 minutes of the wash cycle or not rinsed out completely.

That price is outrageous, Jazzy! I paid closer to $20.00/doz. the last time I bought some a couple of years ago. Check out THIS Amazon search, for example.

Would it make that much of a difference in Canada, price and availability-wise?

I use a non-chlorinated bleach when I do a pile of whites.....the sack towels have remained snowy white over the years.

Mamapinky0, I use Dove or Olay bar soap. Hubby uses bar soap as well.

That's the first I've heard, to add chlorine bleach the tail end of the wash cycle. I add it when the water is running into the machine to make sure it's diluted. Then I add the detergent, make sure it's dissolved, then the clothes. Whites are washed in hot water, and our water is HOT.

My bleach is put in the bleach dispenser and so it goes to work whenever the thing is supposed to go in I guess. I always use bleach in with my whites.

Sue

All of the benefits of bleach take place within 5 to 6 minutes any exposure after that and the bleach is eating at the fibers. also if you still smell bleach after the wash its still in there and will continue doing damage even after dry. This is a common cause of textiles getting holes or the dreaded yellow dingy look. Lol

Haven't picked them up yet, busy weekend! Thanks for all your input. I do use terry bar cloths for cleaning but flour sack towels are excellent for drying produce & meat without lint getting on anything & they do bleach well. Will check out Walmart this week.

As usual, your comments & suggestions are thoughtful & much appreciated.

Thank you!

I looked at Walmart online, and none of our stores in the city have any. But the neighbouring one on the outskirts do. So I just came home from buying a package. They're currently in the wash pile as it's advised to wash them first. I can't wait to start using them! I was thinking of them as we washed the windows the other day. Pkg of 5 for $7.88

Oooh, that's a great price & size Jasdip! I'm going to Walmart after work today & see if they have any. Guess I should check online first.

Millymoo, do check online first. Where do you live? I'm assuming BC.

Nope, Niagara Falls, ON.

Oh! I'm in Kitchener!

Hey, we're practically neighbors!

My Walmart still has them 28×28 package of 12 for 8.88...

Let's see..........I can buy a package from you, give you $10, and with the exchange it would be worth 25% more, but the shipping would kill me. :-(

No, worth 25% less. $10 Canadian=$7.50 US So, a $9 US purchase would cost you $12 Canadian.

Ahhhh, as you can see, math is not my strong point. Actually it's my weakest point. ;-) I was thinking you'd be further ahead with Canadian money, but obviously it's the wrong way. Thanks for clarifying it Elmer.

At a yard sale, came across yardage for those sort of "retro" red striped towels. Not sure what the fabric content was (maybe cotton & linen?)... I just folded into an equal number, cut and finished edges. Remember those "old school" towel holders that were in restrooms? The kind that were some LONG continuous piece of fabric? Usually white with maybe a colored strip along edges.

We used to buy linen towels decades ago. They lasted a long time. Great score klseiverd!

Those Walmart towels pictured are well under $5.00 a pack in the US. Fantastic.

I like them, they're nice and light, and perfect for putting over my breads while rising, as well as being a great drying towel.

I've gotten them at Walmart for $1 each with a picture printed on them. They are thinner than a terry towel but absorb well.

During WW2, diary feed for cattle was sold in cotton print sacks. My mother made shirts and other articles out of those sacks. Some of those sacks became squares in handmade quilts.

Lots of really old threads coming up lately. Interesting to see some of the names.

I usually buy them from acs. I don't know if they ship to Canada.

https://acshomeandwork.com/collections/flour-sack