[ Three more from batch 41, Mid ]
Yours will be one of these or their neighbours. Same fold, same blocks, same vat; the cloth decides the rest.
Folded, clamped between square blocks and dipped. White squares, mirrored at every fold.
[ About this piece ]
Itajime, folded and clamped
Free UK delivery over £60. Returns within 30 days.
We fold the linen lengthways and across into a packet the size of the block, clamp a square on each side and dip it. Where the blocks held, the linen stays white; everywhere else takes the blue.
The squares come out a little different every time: crisp on the outside layers, softer and wider deep in the packet, with a fine fringe where the dye crept along the threads.
Itajime, folded and clamped. The cloth is folded into a packet and clamped between two blocks. Where the blocks press, the dye can’t reach, so one clamp prints a whole grid, mirrored at every fold.
- 1.0ClothWashed linen, 185 g/m²
- 2.0Size50 × 70 cm
- 3.0HemsDouble-turned and stitched before dyeing
- 4.0DyeNatural indigo: Pale 4, Mid 8 or Deep 16 dips
- 5.0MadeDyed and sewn in Frome
- 6.0CareWash at 30°, on its own for the first three washes. Line dry.
- 1.0UK · Royal Mail Tracked 482–3 working days · £3.95 · Free over £60
- 2.0UK · Royal Mail Tracked 241–2 working days · £5.95
- 3.0Europe · tracked, duties paid5–8 working days · £9.50
- 4.0Rest of the world · tracked7–14 working days · £14
Returns within 30 days, unused. How returns work.
[ Reviews ]
4.9 from 138 reviews of the itajime tea towel
Bought two in Mid. They’re heavier than any tea towel I own and the squares are all slightly different, which is the point. Arrived in two days.
12 Oct 2026
Present for my sister who cooks. She’s refusing to use it on actual dishes.
3 Sep 2026
[ Goes with ]
From the same vat
