Tenugui, rectangular cotton gauze cloth used mainly as a towel or headcovering, was one of the most common household items up until a few decades ago when terry cloth towel (which we used to call Seiyo (Western) Tengui) become popular. It is safe to say that we have known no other everyday item that is as handy and versatile as tenugui is.
some types of tenugui
Pleasures of Modern Tenugui PatternsI’ve been wanting to post about tenugui, which I discovered while we were in Japan. I saw these mysterious little pieces of fabric all over Tokyo, often in the Japanese craft/souvenir section of department stores. ----FOLDING THE TENUGUI----formas de usar el tenugui----tenugui shop-----tenugui folding diagram----another tenugui example-----more---
more tenugui
tenugui with origami
tenugui with grasshopper motif
About tenugui---- Tenugui,not only was it used as a wiping tool such as a towel or a handkerchief, it was also used as a bandage or a headwear ----transit tenugui----Tenugui, the cotton hand towels used to dry the body, have taken on a more colorful life, with some depicting kabuki figures or showing a blizzard of falling cherry blossom petals and then framed, so they can be mounted on a wall.-----Originally, "tenugui" spread among people and became to popular by "kabuki," and it was one of "iki" to have "tenugui" for them. "Iki" means "cool" in Japanese, you know. ----
Use your tenugui however you wish. As a wall hanging, on a table or chest of drawers, or even as a fashion accessory (i.e : bandana, belt). Please check our Gallery for a variety of tenugui pieces.
various ways to wear a tenugui---YouTube - Japanese folding method----- The Tenugui collects perspiration and keeps the men himo from chafing the back of the neck (scroll down)----Colors& Patterns----
tenugui used for gift wrapping
RABBIT NAPKIN
more uses for tenugui only it's in japanese----more tenugui examples----Japanese tenugui have a long, rich history. A clay figurine from the ancient Kofun Era (250 -538 AD), was found with tenugui bandaged around its head. ----more----tenugui with cats-----
folded
more tenugui for sale
