Ten of the best tea towels - in pictures

Ferm Living Apple Tree tea towel, £10
This print typifies Danish company Ferm Living's graphic style.
Material: organic cotton
Size: 70cm x 50cm
Buy online from the Guardian Fashion Store Photograph: PR

Off to the zoo tea towel, £9.99
Taken from an old London Transport poster by Reginald Rigby, this jolly print is guaranteed to add cheer to mundane household tasks.
Material: 100% cotton
Size: 75cm x 47cm
Buy online at ltmuseumshop.co.uk Photograph: PR

Fruits Minor tea towel, £6.95
A beautiful 1862 William Morris print featuring a caphophony of flowers, foliage and fruit.
Material: 56% linen 44% cotton.
Size: 46cm x 71cm
Buy online at all-tea-towels.co.uk Photograph: PR

Heads or tails, £10
This tea towel doubles as a game of heads or tails providing a new, fairer way to decide who does the washing and who does the drying ...
Material: 100% cotton.
Buy online at culturelabel.com Photograph: PR

Meat cuts, £9.95
Do you frequently experience bafflement in the meat section of the supermarket? Then this is the tea towel for you. Never again will you wonder what the difference is between 'clod' and 'chuck' ...
Buy online at afarmersdaughter.co.uk Photograph: PR

Mr Tea Towel, £7.50
I pity da fool who gets lumbered with the drying up. Or perhaps not, if Mr T's face is absorbing your suds.
Size: Approx 48cm x 76cm
Material: 100% cotton
Buy online at todryfor.com Photograph: PR

Sausage and egg tea towel, £10
From a distance this tea towel looks a little bit like a multiplying H5N1 virus - but don't let that put you off! Get up close and you'll see it features harmless smiling sausages and a sensible egg, perfect for cleaning after the Saturday morning fry-up.
Material: 100% cotton
Size: 76cm x 48cm
Buy online at howkapow.com Photograph: PR

Whitby tea towel, £8.50
This whimsical screen-print will whisk you away to a Yorkshire coastal town while you're doing the washing up. What more could you ask for?
Material: 100% unbleached cotton
Buy onine at bouf.com Photograph: PR

Retro tea set towel, £8.50
This colourful drying aid is designed by Kate Yorke and features a digitally-printed retro tea set.
Size: 50cm x 70cm
Material: 100% cotton
Buy online at folksy.com Photograph: PR

Mondrian-style tea towel, £7.50
Modern art fanciers will enjoy using this bold, geometric tea towel.
Size: 76cm x 48cm
Material: 100% cotton
Buy online at courtauldshop.com Photograph: PR