I bought these for my father last year, he carries a handkerchief every day. After a year, they get softer with every wash. As others have said they crease, it would be nice to iron the edges with a hot iron but honestly who has time for that? I just try to get them straight out of the dryer and smooth the edges and they're fine. Speaking of edges, a year later none of the edges are torn, still beautiful. Good product and I would buy again.