I have a set of four pot holders made from the same towel. They are many years old and a few have burn holes in them that have been patched. They are my favorite pot holders. A little bit larger than most and just the right weight. The towel was a "hard" terry cloth, not fuzzy like you see on some. I just surged around the outside, and of course some of the surging is giving way too.
A friend threatened to buy me some new pot holders when she saw mine, but I told her to forget it, I wouldn't use them.