Tenshi no Koromo Light Woven Baby Undergarments - Takedasarashikojo (Sakai City)

Tenshi no Koromo Light Woven Baby Undergarments Takedasarashikojo (Sakai City)

Takedasarashikojo Inc. CEO Kiyotaka Takeda is proud of his family company’s wazarashi (Japanese bleached cotton) technology. Wazarashi is a unique Japanese technique in which the fabric is secured and altered using a medical chemical solution. The entire process takes 30 hours. This process is said to increase the fabric’s flexibility, with the cloth assuming the characteristics of cotton fiber as it ages, while reducing the bleach’s influence on the actual raw material. Though yozarashi (western bleached cotton) fabrics coming out off the production line can be swiftly bleached, the end result doesn’t achieve the same texture as wazarashi. However, the current era demands speed and a specific white hue. With the demand for wazarashi gradually decreasing, Takeda began working on developing products in-house. That was when he considered the daring prospect of foregoing such bleaching all-together.

Present day bleaching demands the maximum white hue, with the materials undergoing extra bleaching after removing the excess cotton residue. In contrast, Takeda distanced himself from this method, using his well-developed bleaching knowledge to create undergarments that were not overly bleached. “This industry judges things based on looks rather than content. But I wanted to make something separate from that,” says Takeda. The results of the soft “unbleached undergarments” exceeded his expectations, giving him the confidence to create the product. With a new production process, “Tenshi no Okoromo” is processed using the most natural coloring and dye, maintaining the texture of wazarashi. The product is gentle for babies, taking advantage of Takeda’s deep understanding of the merits and demerits of bleaching techniques.

Takedasarashikojo Inc.

197-2 Kenacho, Naka-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka
599-8266
Tel.072-271-0504
http://takeda-sarashi.jp

Dried indoors in the sun, the fabric is naturally soft.

Dried indoors in the sun,
the fabric is naturally soft.

A fabric gentler than a diaper wraps around the baby.

A fabric gentler than a diaper
wraps around the baby.

Tenshi no Koromo Light Woven Baby Undergarments - Takedasarashikojo (Sakai City)

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