How I show three linen colors in one listing
Etsy shop owner
When someone orders sage, I want the towel they unwrap to match the one they saw in my shop.
The three towels share one frame
Rust and sage are easy to tell apart on my cutting table. On separate screens, under different light, they can look like entirely different fabrics. I photograph all three towels beside the same window. I lead with the stack and follow it with one close-up of each hem so a buyer can compare the weave as well as the color.
One photograph I leave out
My favorite frame has the rust towel hanging in a patch of evening sun. The weave looks beautiful, but next to the other two colors it reads almost orange. I keep that picture for a studio diary. For the listing I pick the quieter shot where the shadow falls behind the cloth. I put the three hems the same way up so a change in the weave doesn't look like a change in shade.
The last check is against the cloth
I keep the camera originals and send my listing copies through RemoveDog together. In the preview I look at the cream stitching against the rust linen, then hold the actual towel by the screen. If the shade looks wrong, I go back to the photograph. When the set is ready, I put the images in the same order as the color choices in my shop.
Ordering the options is part of packing
Before publishing I try to shop the listing myself. I tap sage, then oat, and see whether I can still tell which towel is in the next close-up. I keep the three originals together for the next restock. If a new dye lot comes in, I can set it beside the last one at the same window and decide whether the listing needs a fresh photograph.