Tenugi Multipurpose ClothTenugui is a narrow, selvage edged cotton cloth, typically cut to 90cm length. Ubiquitous in daily life in Japan, it has many uses: as a kitchen bath towel, handkerchief, bandana, a wrapping cloth for gifts, and for carrying things. It is thin yet strong, and dries quickly after washing. This tenugui is made by Hirayama Seni, a textile mill founded in 1919 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan, the area known as the center of cotton textile fabrication over 600