Woven in Japan, linen for Japanese lifestyles
Tenjin Factory is a rare linen-specializing factory located at the foot of Mount Fuji in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
For 80 years, in this place with a history of silk weaving, we have cherished the charm of the wonderful natural material linen.
We continue to carefully weave fabric on old shuttle looms.
Recommendations for the season
We have a selection of items perfect for this time of year, including blankets woven with wool, to help you stay warm during the cold winter months.
You may not be familiar with linen, but it is the perfect material for towels. It absorbs water quickly and dries quickly. It is a material that is very suitable for Japanese life. At Tenjin Factory, we combine weaving methods and materials to create new linen towels.
Absorbs water well and dries quickly
Linen Towels
The texture develops the more you use it
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from linen loom
At Tenjin Factory, we weave fabric from yarn to create products. Although we are a small factory, we discover the charm of linen every day and are constantly coming up with new weaving and dyeing methods. This is a corner where we share the latest products and experiments from our factory.
柿渋染めリネン
Linen and dyeing
After much trial and error to find a way to create a natural coloring that would still retain the original texture, we decided to try using persimmon tannin, a material cultivated in Japan since ancient times.The result is an apron that is not only beautiful brown, but also has the appealing quiet elasticity of persimmon tannin.
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A historic textile town at the foot of Mount Fuji
Linen that carries the name of the region
Although linen originally came from Europe, we want to create linen that is suited to Japanese lifestyles. As one example, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, where Tenjin Factory is located, is a textile production area that has been around since the Edo period. Taking its name, Gunnai, we created a chic striped linen called Gunnai Striped Linen.
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麻炭染めリネン
Japanese hemp and Western hemp
We dye linen fibers made from flax using charcoal produced from hemp stalks .
Through the meeting of Japanese hemp and Western flax, this beautiful gray color is born.
These hemp-charcoal–dyed products, gifts from nature, will gradually be developed into a wider range of items, including stoles and towels.
from loom for you
This is a story about linen from a linen weaving factory. We will write about weaving, dyeing, how to use linen, and other useful information for your linen lifestyle.
