★ HANDWOVEN in Ishikawa - vintage japanese men's hitoe kimono fabric - wool / hemp blend - sold by the yard - KENSHOU ORI ★
Hitoe - kimono without lining. According to the custom, it is to be worn only during the months from June to September, however, hitoe made of wool, cotton, or plainly-woven tsumugi-silk are allowed to be worn at other seasons.
Hitoe made of hemp thread is called 'katabira'. In the Heian period, men wore katabira for soaking up sweat; in the Muromachi period and the Edo period, men and women wore katabira in the shape of kosode (kimono with narrow sleeves).
KENSHOU ORI Japanese Fabric By The Yard Wool Hemp Blend Blue Grey Hitoe Mingei
★ SHOWA RETRO - 1960s ★
★ MATERIAL : 70% WOOL - 25% HEMP - 5% POLYESTER ★
★ DIMENSIONS : Length 1 yard - Width 37.7 cm ★
* if some certain length is needed, just let me know *
★ BLUE - GREY - DARK GRAY - SHIBUI MATCHA - LIGHT BLUE - BLUE GREEN - INDIGO - LIGHT GREEN - MOSS ★
★ NEW OLD STOCK ★
★ UNUSED BOLT ★
★ MADE IN JAPAN ★