Itajime Shibori TOWEL - Tiedye ToWeL/SCaRF/HeaD WrAP

This is hand folded and dyed by me. Itajime shibori. 100 % cotton towel. It is a thin towel, great for wrapping the head up! Here in Japan, people often wrap up their heads in these towels when doing strenuous and sweaty tasks, or dirty tasks, like planting rice. I grew rice for 6 years, and that is when i got in the habit of wearing them. And as a head wrapper myself (hahaha) I like these thin towels the best.

It is similar to a tenugui. A tenugui is literally a hand-wiper, small towel used for everything from actual hand-wiping, to use as a collar or headband or sash, flag, banner, wall art, wrapping cloth, and on and on. So many possibilities with tenugui that i like to call them the Japanese everything cloth. This is a terry tenugui, basically. Also, these are the size of towel used in public baths and hot springs, here in japan. Kind of a traditional size and shape.

Washed and washable in hot water and detergent. Just avoid the dryer. Hang dry.

dimensions

83 cms x 34.5 cms

Wrap yer head. Wrap your neck on a hot day to wipe up sweat, or on a cool day to keep warm!! It’s all-seasonal. I know a lot of folks who carry them around, also, in their bags, for when they need something. They come in handy. These also make great small towels for a hand washing station or whatnot. : )

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