【ふくろやタオル】エシカルストールの会

The deep, beautiful colors are made from dyes such as wine, eggplant, and matcha. Each dye has its own unique background. It's also machine washable, which is nice.

●This is an example of what you will receive. <Water eggplant dyeing>. The woven pattern is a geometric pattern of water eggplants, giving it a sophisticated look.

The double gauze weave is soft and fluffy, and the long length makes it perfect for wrapping around your neck.

●This is an example of what you will receive. <Wine dyed> It's a generous size, so it looks great even if you just wrap it loosely.

<Wine dyed> It's hard to see, but the woven pattern is an intricate one in which grapes transform into wine glasses from one side to the other.

●This is an example of what you will receive. The woven pattern is inspired by tea fields. Fun!

This "ethical stole" is made by a factory brand of a long-established towel manufacturer. The brand was started when a towel craftsman came up with the idea of "Can we use natural materials such as leftovers and unusable items that have outlived their usefulness?" The brand was born from a group of like-minded people from different industries who wanted to create new value and spread it widely while making use of local traditions and techniques, with the theme of "The last color left by God". ...What is ethical? We often see the term "ethical fashion", but ethical can be described as "kind to people and the global environment" or "thinking and acting with consideration for society and the community". I think "ethical" is important whether you are making, selling, or buying.

<Water eggplant dyeing> When you think of Senshu, you think of water eggplant. Makoto Shoten, which is popular for its "lightly pickled water eggplants," has decided not to discard water eggplants that are misshapen or damaged and cannot be pickled, but to use them as a dye ingredient.

<Wine dye> A deep, beautiful wine red. Dyed using the lees discarded after wine brewing at Kawachi Wine, a winery in Habikino City, Osaka, right next to the Senshu area. Of course, the grapes are also locally produced.

Truly "wine red". Amazing.

Matcha dyeing: A beautiful, warm and calming green. At the end of the Edo period, Nishio Meikoen Tea Shop, a long-established tea shop founded in Sakai City, Osaka, a place associated with Sen no Rikyu, used tea leaves purchased from contracted farmers in Uji when they were ground in a factory, and the leaves that could no longer be sold as tea were used as a dye raw material.

It's amazing how such strong and beautiful colors can be created from natural materials. Each color is wonderful in its own way. And each one has a scent that comes to mind. It's so good.

The ends are light and fringed.