Towelling squares or (towelling nappies) as they are also known by and referred to as, are diapers made out of soft and fluffy 100% cotton terry towelling. Towelling squares are standard diapers in the U.K., and are traditionally used with pins and
rubber pants just as our
cloth diapers are here in Canada and the
United States.
Mrs Johnson gathered up all three corners of her daughters towelling squares by pulling them snug and tight. She then swiftly pushed a nappy pin through the overlapped layers right at the very top centre front, and finished up by
pulling on a pair of
rubber pants over top.
While walking through the alleyway, I spotted a sagging clothesline with towelling squares and
rubber pants hung up drying on it.