Turkish embroiderers used their skills to decorate both household items and garments. Some of the most delicate Ottoman embroideries are the domestic linens often called towels or napkins. These long, rectangular strips of cotton typically have colorfully embellished borders at either end, done in specialized stitches that allow the pattern to be finished on both sides. Towels were often given as presentation pieces, but were also used to wrap toiletries and packages, and other practical purposes. These expertly embroidered borders, with undulating floral vines with tulips and pomegranates, are highlighted with gold metallic strip embroidery, hammered to a uniform flatness, and edged with metallic silver wrapped thread trim. A similar towel, also worked in shades of blue, is illustrated in Marianne Ellis & Jennifer Wearden, Ottoman Embroidery (2001), p. 102, plate 96.