Fukui Silk Seika Chirimen ① White Fabric 80cm Limited Stock

?Don't talk about silk without touching Fukui silk fabric! Made with high-quality domestic silk yarn, this is a premium pure silk woven fabric with fine-count strong twisting, a specialty of the production area. Pure silk filament fabrics!
In recent years, like many other production areas, many silk mills in Fukui have closed down, and production has halved. This fabric is difficult to obtain. This is one of two leftover pieces from fabric that was procured at the request of a customer who insisted on Seika Chirimen silk for the interlining of their custom-made Tomesode kimono, after we made a special request to the mill. We will not be able to get any more in the future.
Size: Approximately 36.5cm wide and 80cm long. How about using it for dyeing experiments or handmade crafts?
?This fabric combines the best qualities of Habutae and Chirimen. It is sometimes called Seika Chirimen or Seika Habutae. Habutae is made with raw yarn, but this fabric is woven with strongly twisted weft yarn. It is a fine-count strong twisted woven fabric, a specialty of the Fukui production area (woven pattern magnified with a linen tester in image 5).
?It is slightly thicker than Habutae for linings, thinner than kimono fabric, and its smooth yet gentle texture is captivating. Fukui's representative silk fabric is Habutae (image 8), and even the popular souvenir is Habutae Mochi (image 7), named after the texture of Habutae. However, when you touch this Seika Chirimen, you might feel that the texture of Habutae Mochi is closer to this. Habutae Mochi is my favorite, and I enjoy it from time to time. Its original uses are for white undergarments, interlinings, or dyed for high-quality Nagajuban (long undergarments).
?In recent years, many silk fabrics on the market are made overseas, but this item is a high-quality pure silk woven fabric made in the Fukui production area using luxurious domestic raw silk. You can truly feel the texture of real silk and its beautiful luster by seeing and touching it.
★For example, it is safe to use for materials like masks and body pillows. Since it comes into contact with the skin, it has not undergone any special processing (all of which involve chemicals) such as antibacterial, cooling, or UV cut treatments.
?The fabrics I sell have completed yunoshi (steam stretching) by a specialized yunoshi shop. It is hygienic with no sizing agents or impurities, and can be used as is. It has been shrunk to its maximum extent by yunoshi and will not shrink any further.
★Home washing and bleaching are OK. (Details will be provided upon shipment.)
★Image 8 shows the front of our shop. We have been loved by the local community for many years, staking our reputation on our shop curtain. The item will be folded to approximately A4 size and shipped via Raku Raku Mail.
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