Probably because it is made of tow which are the waste fibers of flax or hemp that you don't use for making proper cloth.
tow
A homophone for "toe" is "tow", as in to pull something behind a vehicle.
The homonym for 'toe' is 'tow'. 'Toe' refers to a part of the foot, while 'tow' refers to pulling or dragging something behind with a rope or chain.
The answer is toe
You can call a tow (toe) truck. LOL!!
"Did you have to tow your car after the accident?"
no
Mow,sew,toe,crow,row,low
A tow head is someone who is born with platinum white hair.
The homonym for towed is toad. Toad and towed.
Tow is a type of fibre that rope is made from. Since it is straw yellow-white, it reminds people of light blonde hair. So that's why we call blondes tow heads; they have very light blond hair. Toe heads, pale like toes.
tow, toe sail, sale wave, waive tract, tracked