wiping hands.as we finish something.
as we settle down our feelings, calming ourselves down.
as we get our hands ready for something new and fresh.
these are japanese traditional towels called "tenugui," which means "wiping hands."
my mother gave 6 tenuguis to me one year when i was back in japan.
i loved the traditional japanese stencil design, but i could never found a way to use these fabrics.
one summer, when i was window-shopping with somebody i was really attracted to, in front of some beautiful scarves at the store, he said that it would be cool to make a scarf from tenugui.
an inspiration.
i made a scarf out of 2 tenuguis, and it became a birthday present for cecilia.
Nice idea. I just received something like 6 tenuguis from friends here in Japan as farewell presents. I love them but like you--never know how to really use them in the US.
ReplyDeleteoh, the scarf turned out to be really cute. you should make one!
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