Ushikubi Tsumugi

Japanese: 牛首紬 - うしくびつむぎ

A type of silk fabric. Formerly known as Hakusan Tsumugi. Named after the area where it was produced in Ushiku, Shiramine Village, at the foot of Mt. Hakusan in Ishikawa Prefecture. Currently, it is produced in Shiramine Village and Tsurugi Town. The soil is so strong that even if it is caught on a nail, the nail can be pulled out, so it is also called Kuginuki Tsumugi. It is woven narrowly using neri-dama thread for the warp and neri-noshi thread for the weft. It is used for feather scales, kimono scales, fukusa, neckties, etc., and is mainly white, but stripes and kasuri patterns are also available, and in recent years tsumugi crepe has also been produced.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

絹織物の一種。かつては白山紬とも称した。石川県白山の麓，白峰村字牛首で生産されたのでこの名がつけられた。現在も白峰村，鶴来（つるぎ）町に産出する。地質は堅牢で，釘に引っ掛けても釘が抜けるほどにじょうぶであるというところから，釘抜紬とも呼ばれる。経糸に練玉糸，緯糸には練熨斗糸（ねりのしいと）を使って小幅に織る。羽尺，着尺，ふくさ，ネクタイ等に用いられ，白地が主であるが縞，絣もあり，近年は紬ちりめんもつくられる。

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