I purchased a dozen of another brand of handkerchiefs and they just didn't work out.  They were very stiff even after washing several times.  I decided to try these since they were a little larger than the others I got (which I though were big but not as big as these)  Boy am I glad I tried these.  They are large enough to put on as bandanas when we work in the garden or at our camp site.  They even fit my husband as a bandana and he does have a larger head.  They were much softer than others and after washing they were just perfect and felt fine again our skin.  We just went ahead and are using they other brand as cleaning rags, they just can't compare ot these.  They are worth the extra money to us for sure.