SOU・SOU × Fujitasenen Ainasen Scarf / Alternate

What is "Kyoto Ainasen"? Japanese people have been wearing indigo since the Edo period. By the early Meiji era, it was known as Japan Blue, becoming a colour representative of Japan. While immersion dyeing was the mainstream indigo dyeing technique,‘Ainasen’ – a method of applying patterns by hand using natural indigo as the raw material – was the world's first dyeing technique developed by Fujitasenen. Please enjoy the taste of the genuine indigo blue and the natural color fading. ・A cotton scarf made of Isemomen cotton Handkerchief fabric which is light in weight and soft-touching. It can be used not only in winter but also in summer for sunscreen and air-conditioned room. ※This item uses Isemomen Cotton. The fluffs on the surface may look obvious depending on the dye color. It is a characteristic of Isemomen Cotton. ※Pattern placement of this textile design product differs from one another due to the manufacturing process. Customers cannot specify the print. ※Since we are using raw white Isemomen cotton without bleaching, the fabric is in its natural color. The black spots on the fabric surface are plant fragments that cannot be avoided during the production process. 【Characteristics and Care Instructions for Natural Indigo】 Natural indigo dyeing fixes the colour through repeated oxidation and alkalisation, but a small amount of incompletely oxidised material may remain. This component produces the deep, soft hues characteristic of indigo dye, but when worn in hot, humid conditions, it may cause colour bleeding or brown/yellow stains to appear. ※Due to the nature of the material, there may be neps (knots in the fabric) and uneven weave which may cause color loss. Occasionally, uneven dyeing may be observed at the fabric edges. This is known as “hanging marks”, characteristic of Ainasen dyeing, arising during the “box steaming” process where the fabric is suspended within a box for steaming.