Bleached cotton - Bleached cotton

Japanese: 晒木綿 - さらしもめん

Bleached raw cotton fabric of small widths. Also called simply "sarashi". Chita zarashi is famous, made by bleaching Chita cotton produced in the Kamezaki region of Chita Peninsula, Aichi Prefecture, using a unique bleaching method. Other types such as Omi zarashi and Yasu zarashi are also produced in small quantities. Usually, it is a plain weave fabric woven roughly with slightly thick cotton threads, with a finished width of 32 cm and a length of 9.2 to 9.5 m per roll. The finished product is soft and highly absorbent, and is widely used for hand towels, Japanese underwear, baby clothes, and belly warmers. For linen bleaching, Nara zarashi and Yasu zarashi, which are made from ramie bark dried in the shade, have ancient origins, and are bleached in the sun. Nara zarashi is still produced in small quantities today.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

小幅の生木綿地を漂白したもの。単にさらしとも呼ぶ。愛知県知多半島亀崎地方産出の知多木綿を，独特のさらし方を行って漂白した知多ざらしが有名。ほかに近江ざらし，野洲（やす）ざらしなども少量の生産がある。普通，やや太番手の綿糸を使い，あらく織った平織物で仕上幅32cm，長さ9.2～9.5mを1反とする。さらし上がりは柔らかく吸水性に富み，手拭（てぬぐい）地，和装肌着，産着，腹巻など広く使われる。麻織物のさらしでは苧麻の皮を陰干しにした青苧（あおそ）を原料とし，天日で漂白した奈良ざらし，野洲ざらしが起源も古く，奈良ざらしは現在なお少量ながら生産されている。

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