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What is "Square Top"...
As the name suggests, it is a square shaped top. The design is based on "Kantoui" (a garment that opens a hole in the center of the fabric to let the head pass through) which was born in the Yayoi period.
・Using Chizimi Cotton 20/20 Circulor washing processed fabric made by Sakao Orimono.
"20/20" means a fabric woven with 20 count threads for the warp and 20 count threads for the weft.
About the texture: It is about the thickness of a shirt fabric that can be worn all year round.
(The higher the count number, the finer the yarn and the thinner the woven fabric is.)
・Hand-printed with Kyoto Stencil Yuzen Dyeing.
・2 small pockets in front.
※As a characteristic of Kyoto Stencil Yuzen Dyeing, the fabric is printed by repeating the stencil on a plain fabric. As a result, lines called "Katakuchi" may inevitably appear at places where the stencil joins.
＞About "Katakuchi"※Pattern placement of this textile design product differs from one another due to the manufacturing process. Customers cannot specify the print.
※Since it is a Kyoto Stencil Yuzen Dyeing (Hand-printed) product, there may be some deviation in shape, but it is a feature of dyeing.
※Due to the nature of dyeing process, uneven dyeing and color fading may occur.
【About Dyeing of Chizimi Cotton】
When dyeing Chizimi Cotton, color may not be able to penetrate deeply into the creped part of fabric.
【About Chizimi Cotton】
・It has a long production history since the Edo period in Takashima City, Shiga-Prefecture, and is made from strongly twisted yarn which provides a sharp and creped touch.
・As the crepe texture minimizes the touching surfuce and lets sweats vaporize easily, sensible temperature is said to be minus 2 degrees.
・Excellent performances in Sweat absorbing · Quick drying · Air permeability · Hygroscopicity · Moisture release.
・Takashima chizimi cotton, which has benefited from the natural resources of Lake Biwa, boasts the highest production in Japan.
※Chizimi Cotton 20/20 Circulor washing fabric may have a slightly different shrinkage ratio depending on the color/pattern due to the dyeing process.
The Circulor washing processed fabric used in this product has elasticity (Elongation Rate: about 120%), making it easy to move in and comfortable to wear.
