Habutai

Habutai
HABUTAI, HABUTAE
A name given by the Japanese to a silk fabric made on hand looms in matting weave, 2 ends and 2 picks working together. It is also made plain weave in a fine reed, and with many picks per inch. The cloth is not very smooth or level. It is used for linings, underwear, hangings, curtains, etc. The use of the fabric depends upon the quality, as the light weight may be used for handkerchiefs, and the heavier for linings. Qualities vary from 100 to 140 ends and 60 up to 160 picks per inch. As the silk used is not regular the fabric themselves are full of what may be termed faults. The yarns are about 30 to 36 denier. The plain weave fabric is known as Kawamata and Kaga.

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