What mesh count should I use to print towels? I am a newbie!

That is very hard to say. It all depends on the type of towel and what type of ink you can use on it. If it’s a rag like furry twill towel with a lot of loose loops as the surface then you want to use water based ink that can sink into the knit some and make a print that will still look normal after washing. Plastisol inks will work best with very tight knit towels like linen napkins and such.

Then the artwork could affect what mesh you will use after determining the above factors. If you can tell us what you are printing and upload a photo of the surface and advise us on what ink you want to use, perhaps we could offer a suggestion.

Jonathon once again explained it perfectly. The thing that is more important then mesh size is knowing whether to print water based or plastisol and using the proper type of ink.

Similar to print on rib apparel with plastisol inks, if you use plastisol inks on the type of towels that have long cotton strands then it will crack, so definitely use water base inks there!