Chirimen (crepe) - Chirimen

Japanese: ちりめん(縮緬) - ちりめん

A general term for silk crepe fabrics. Usually, untwisted raw silk is used for the warp thread, and two strong twisted threads called crepe wefts are used for the weft thread, alternating between two right-twisted and two left-twisted, to create a plain weave, which is then refined to create the wrinkles. It is a supple and decorative fabric, available in plain colors, yuzen dyeing, and komon dyeing, and is considered a high-quality Japanese fabric. In recent years, it has also been made from synthetic fibers, synthetic fibers, and woolen fabrics to imitate silk. There are many types, including hitokoshi, which is woven with one strong twisted thread each on the left and right, uzura, which has four or more threads, kinsha, which is made with thin threads, rinzu, which has a woven pattern, and omeshi, which is made with refined threads. Famous production areas include Nishijin and Tango regions in Kyoto, Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, Tokamachi in Niigata Prefecture, and Kiryu in Gunma Prefecture.
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Japanese:

絹の縮(ちぢみ)織物の総称。普通は経(たて)糸に撚りのない生糸を，緯(よこ)糸に縮緬緯と称する強撚(きょうねん)糸を右撚り２本，左撚り２本ずつ交互に用いて平織にし，精練仕上げをしてしぼを出す。しなやかで装飾的な布地で，色無地，友禅染，小紋染などがあり，高級和服地とする。近年では絹を模して化繊，合繊，毛織でも作られる。左右の強撚糸を交互に１本ずつ織った一越(ひとこし)，４本以上の鬼しぼ（うずら），細い糸による錦紗(きんしゃ)，織模様を表した綸子(りんず)，精練した糸を用いる御召(おめし)など種類が多い。産地は京都の西陣や丹後地方，滋賀県の長浜，新潟県の十日町，群馬県の桐生などが有名。
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