“八重蔵さんのヨンマルソウ”について

インドネシア産オーガニック綿を、日本で紡績した糸を使用しています。防腐剤もでんぷん糊も使わず、糸にストレスをかけないようにシャトル織機でゆっくりゆっくり織り上げます。そのため、非常に高密度でありながらしなやかで柔らかいのがこの生地の特徴です。
ヨンマルソウとは、40番手の糸を2本撚り合わせたものの通称で、この工場はヨンマルソウ専門。「現状でベストを尽くす」という八重蔵さんのこだわりから、ギャバ(平織)とタッサー(綾織)の2種類しか織っていません。

About ‘Yaezou’s Yonmarusou’
This form of textile utilizes both organic cotton threads from Indonesia as well as threads spun from Japan. While abstaining from use of glues and preservatives, this material is gently and slowly spun through shuttle looms as to not apply stress to the thread. For that reason, the threads are known for their high concentration, while also possessing flexibility and softness. Yorumansou is another name for the product resultant of twisting two 40-count threads together, and serves as this plant’s specialty. Out of Yaezou’s insistence to ‘do the best with what you have,’ our firm only produces only two types variants—plain weave and twill.

つくっているところ

石井織物工場
明治32年創業。当初は真田紐と小倉織の帯地を扱っていましたが、2代目の頃、時代の流れとともに学生服や作業洋服の生地製造へと転換。
「採算は合わすものである」が口癖の八重藏さんは3代目。時代の流れで生地値が安くなった今でも、昔と変わらぬ上質な素材を惜しげもなく使い、奥様と夫婦二人三脚で製造を続けています。

Ishii Orimono Kojo (Plant)
Founded in year 32 of the Meiji era (1899). At first dealt with Kokura-ori and Sanada-himo (Sanada cords) obi materials but shifted focus during the management of the second-generation president to the creation of fabrics for school and work uniforms in accordance with the shifting of the times. ‘We break-even by our own effort’ was a saying that Yaezou, the third-generation president, was fond of. At present, the Ishii Orimono Kojo is managed through dual efforts of husband and wife. The two make the most of all the high-quality materials they deal with, even as the times have made the price of fabrics and materials cheaper.

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しなやかながら強度のあるこの生地は、かつて学生服や白衣などに使われていました。
ボトムやライトアウター、ワークウェアなどに最適です。

Recommended Use
This fabric, both flexible and strong at the same time, was used in student uniforms and white lab uniforms in the past. Best suited for use in bottoms, light wear, and work clothes.