The top-and-bottom hemming stitched furoshiki
This is the very Japan-ish way of stitching. Non-fray machined edges of fabric' is woven on shuttle looms.
On the other hand, rapier looms require sewing to cut the frayed edges on the selvedges.
- 1. Only the top and bottom hems are sewn
- 2. The edges look like being pierced
- ...These are not defectives.
The reason why it is not a four-sided hemming stitch is that the left and right sides shouldn’t be sewn because the width of the furoshiki equals the width of a roll of fabric.
The selvage is the most durable part and doesn’t fray.
Small holes in the edges of the fabric can occur during the production process.
This is one of the characteristics of the top-and-bottom hemming stitched furoshiki and is called "holes of selvedges".
They are pierced when the woven fabric is passed through a machine that stretches out the wrinkles.
Never after a sewing failure and unravelling of the thread.
Since long ago, furoshiki has been used without processing the edges, so the "holes of selvedges" remain.