Items are new & handmade by my Mother & kept in a smoke free environment. These are beautiful handmade pieces that are used to clean dishes with. The dishcloth could also be used as a hot pad. The small dish scrubber is soft like a dishcloth on one side with a bristle type of yarn on the other for scrubbing but is non-abrasive. These work as we all use them in my family! You can toss in the washer on gentle. Dish cloth measures 10" & scrubber measures 4.5".