TENUGUI TOWEL STORY
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Interviews with the Designer Team-About this 25 Spring Collection-
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Here’s an interview with the design team about the Spring 2025 Collection. Let's take a peek behind the scenes of the production.
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The Story of How Tenugui Towels Are Born: The Attractiveness and Craftsmanship of Chusen
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Do you know how tenugui towels are made? In this factory interview, we focus on the "Chusen" dyeing technique, which has been used since about 150 years ago, and show you how the new tenugui towel, "Strawberry Field," for spring 2025, is produced.
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Twenty-four solar terms with tenugui towels: Autumn and Winter
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Calendars are indispensable to our daily lives. Prior to the solar calendar, the lunar solar calendar, known as the “old calendar,” was used.Yin refers to the moon and is a sophisticated calendar that incorporates both lunar and solar movements. It was introduced to Japan from China in the Asuka period (7th century) and has been adopted as a way of knowing the changing of the seasons. In this issue, we will guide you through the 24 seasonal divisions of autumn and winter. -
Tenugui Towel for Kendo
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Kendo is one of the most prestigious of the Japanese martial arts and is a traditional sport that emphasizes physical and mental training.Tenugui towel is an indispensable tool for kendo.In this column, we would like to introduce the role and design of tenugui towels in kendo. -
The Making of Oishii Furoshiki ![]()
Kamawanu's small furoshiki series "Oishii Furoshiki" debuted over 10 years ago this year!
This is a report on a tour of a factory that produces furoshiki cloth, which is dyed by a technique called "te-nassen" (hand dyeing). -
Tenugui Towel Trivia
The Meaning and Origin of the Patterns ![]()
Did you know that each of the classical and auspicious patterns used in tenugui towel designs has its own meaning?
This time, we would like to introduce the patterns that mean "good luck" from Kamawanu's designs.
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Arimatsu Shibori Tenugui Towel
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In Japan, there are traditional dyeing techniques such as Chusen (hand-dyeing), Indigo dyeing, and Yuzen dyeing.
The tenugui towels we would like to introduce to you are dyed using a technique called "Arimatsu-shibori.
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Tenugui Towel Trivia : The design of Kamawanu
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There are a variety of colors that are easy to incorporate into everyday life, and fun designs that enrich our lives a little. What kinds of products are available? -
Tenugui Towel Trivia : Blue in Japan
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Blue tenugui towels are cool to the eyes.
Kamawanu has been dyeing various patterns in blue.
Indigo, navy blue, lapis lazuli, sky blue, and turquoise...
There are many variations of "blue" in traditional Japanese colors. -
The ABCs of Tenugui Towel : Bleached pure white cotton fabric,called "Sarashi"
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VOL.14 ：The ABCs of Tenugui Towel : Bleached pure white cotton fabric,called "Sarashi"
This is the process of making "Sarashi" from natural cotton and how to use "Sarashi".
