The pattern finish is very close to that raised iron-on quality feel that most of us hate on cheap T-Shirts.  We wasted time (prewashing, washing, ironing) these to have something that is barely costume quality (one sided print, frayed edges after one wash) and would be a joke to use for a "real" bandanas.  They are fine if you can use without ever washing (although they do bleed - so keep that in mind if they might get wet.  Slight oily smell before washing.  I would try the cheaper ones at Walmart first if you are just looking for costume ones.  They deducted ten percent from the refund - not sure I've ever had that happen before when the quality was below par - I would have kept but not even good enough quality for us to justify using for rags.