Tenjiku cotton

Japanese: 天竺木綿 - てんじくもめん
Tenjiku cotton

It is also called Tenjiku for short. It is said that this name came from the fact that it was first imported from India, but on the other hand, it was marketed with the letter "T" as a trademark, so overseas it is called T-cloth or sheeting. It is a type of plain woven cotton fabric, and there is no clear distinction between coarse cloth and fine cloth, only the thickness and density of the threads are slightly different. The standard for most weaves is 20-count threads for both warp and weft, and the density is about 49 to 51 threads per inch (2.54 cm) for both warp and weft. It is slightly thicker than kanakin, so it is not very suitable for shirting, but it can be used for almost the same purposes as coarse cloth and fine cloth, such as flour bags, white or solid dyed or printed sheets, furoshiki, and linings.

[Kadoyama Yukihiro]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

略して天竺ともいう。初めインド地方から輸入されたためこの名が出たといわれるが、一方「T」の字の商標をつけて市場に出されたため、海外ではティー・クロスT-clothとよび、またはシーティングsheetingともよぶ。平織の綿織物の一種で、粗布・細布とははっきりした区別がなく、ただ糸の太さ、密度などが若干異なるだけである。だいたいの組織の標準は経緯(たてよこ)とも20番手糸を用い、密度は経緯とも1インチ(2.54センチメートル)間49~51本ぐらい。金巾(かなきん)よりも若干生地(きじ)が厚いから、シャツ地にはあまり適さないが、生地のままで小麦粉袋、白地・無地染め、捺染(なっせん)したものは敷布・風呂敷(ふろしき)・裏地など、粗布・細布などとほぼ同じ用途に向けられる。

[角山幸洋]

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