Imabari Oriwaza Modern Towel Jacquard Ichimatsu Bath towel Made in JAPAN New!!
Description
What is Imabari towels?
(Imabari, the world's largest towel producer)
Imabari towels are located in the northern part of Shikoku Ehime Prefecture and have been engraved with more than a hundred years of history.
Imabari has a lot of good quality soft water suitable for bleaching and dyeing, which is low in heavy metals and low in hardness.By using this soft water to bleach, you can have a fiber-friendly finish and express delicate soft touch and vivid colors.The constant clean water supports Imabari's towel making and quality.
The main purpose of the towel is water absorption.
The most important characteristic of Imabari towels is "water absorbency." The Imabari towels have strict quality standards on whether to completely absorb water within five seconds.Also, in order to enjoy the gentle softness inherent in cotton, we carefully select and use good quality cotton based on its purpose and purpose.
It's because you can breathe water well and feel refreshed after using it, and it's a real "good" towel that makes your daily life richer.
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Imabari towels have accumulated many know-how in the course of more than a hundred years of history.From the selection of materials, to weaving, dyeing and post-processing, it is possible to make new things that cannot be imitated because they are in the production center where outstanding craftsmen work together.
To ensure quality, Imabari towel producing areas do not allow the use of the Brand Mark and Logo unless they have passed their own certification standards established by the Shikoku Towel Industry Association.The Imabari Towel, which was recognized as a "Japan Brand Development Support Program" in 2006, took a step toward becoming a brand that provides truly valuable products around the world.
What is a jacquard towel?
A towel that expresses a design by weaving, unlike a printed towel that expresses by using ink, the design is expressed by the color of the thread. Therefore, the unique texture of the towel is not impaired, and the original towel has a high-class feel (thickness).
Jacquard towels are the process of weaving towels = the process of making letters and patterns, so it is necessary to make a mold before weaving. The task of making this jacquard mold is not easy, so it is inevitably expensive. Jacquard towels are dyed first with the threads weaving. Since the "dyeing lot" that dyes the yarn is involved here, it is difficult to manufacture with a small number, and even if it is made, the unit price will increase.
In addition, jacquard towels can only be made into a solid product when the three beats of machine, craftsman, and thread are aligned. You can't make a high quality original jacquard towel just by missing one of them. Therefore, there is a demand for "high quality towels even if it costs money", and these towels are often used in products such as original towels for luxury hotels and original goods for professional sports teams.
What is a checkered pattern(Ichimatsu)?
The checkered pattern is a pattern in which the grids of the grid pattern are arranged in different colors, which is similar to the so-called check pattern. Originally it had a cobblestone-like pattern, so it was called "cobblestone". In the middle of the Edo period, a Kabuki actor named "Sanogawa Ichimatsu" wore a hakama with this pattern on the stage, and it became very popular among women at that time. Since then, it has become common to call it a "checkerboard pattern".
Meaning of checkered pattern(Ichimatsu)
The checkered pattern has the meaning of prosperity because the pattern continues uninterrupted. Because of its "prosperity", the checkered pattern is preferred by many as an auspicious pattern for prosperity of descendants and business expansion.
For the same reason, the checkered pattern also uses the emblem of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The checkered pattern used in the emblem of the Tokyo Olympics is not the usual pattern of the same squares combined, but the checkered pattern of three squares combined. It seems that there is a desire to express "diversity" through the involvement and expansion of many cultures and countries.
Details
| Size(Height x Diameter) *1cm = approx. 0.39 inches | Bath towel 120cm☓60cm |
|---|---|
| Weight *1g = approx. 0.035 oz |
470g |
| Packing gross weight *1g = approx. 0.035 oz |
550g |
| Raw materials | Towel |
| Country of origin | Japan |
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