I have been a massage therapist since 1973. My first  long term spa /salon job was in a very nice part of town with a Swedish  women named Hedi. She was my mentor and was very professional and a determined women. She would massage up to 10 people a day with a very short lunch. The massages in those days were $12.50 for the hour. We used a laundry service at the spa. Hedi taught me the ropes with the spa & her clients.The rooms always look fresh. We used white pressed sheets and Royal Blue bath sheet towels. The sheets were serviced and we washed the towels. It is very important to have a fresh & clean envorment. Hedi retired and moved away and pasted on her clients to me.I have had my own office since 1980 as a private contractor and I still use the same laundry service for the crisp white sheets and use peach bath sheet towels this year. I replace the towels about once a year and purchase them from the same factory we used at the spa. I am proud to see my profession come into its own after all these years !

I use an under sheet to drape the table but over this I use towels. They are easier to keep clean and don't show staining. A bath sheet over the sheet with a bath towel at one end covers the table. Either a bath towel or bath sheet (depending on client size) is used as the drape. Or in summer a sarong can be used. For lomi lomi sarongs are used top and bottom unless doing temple style, then there is no bottom sarong. The towels leave less excess for easier draping.