Tenugui, Chusen-Zome, Blue Hydrangea and Swallow cotton Waist: Elastic 14

Waist: Elastic 14

This book contains photographs of a beautiful collection of antique Kogin-Sashiko work clothes

Each pocket square is sewn

and processed and sewn here in Portland

Tenugui, Chusen-Zome, Blue Hydrangea and Swallow cotton Waist: Elastic 14A tenugui is a common household item in Japan. These versatile cloths can be used as anything from washcloths, to headbands, to simply for decoration. These humble cloths date back to the Heian era (794 1192 AD). Worn for summer festivals, kendo practice and even used as props for storytellers, tenugui are an important part of Japanese culture and history. Chu sen dyeing is a technique unique from the more common process of screen printing images and