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"Miyuki Champion Mohair" has been traditionally featured in Napolena collection.

This season a new and unique quality has been developed, in which silk is wrapped around the warp and the high count champion Mohair is woven into the weft (ENJ3155 / ENJ3166 / ENJ3170 / ENJ3181). The ultra-light weight of 190g is one important element of an innovative fabric with a silky smoothness and mohair firmness.

On the other hand, the long selling quality Champion Mohair, which has been our best seller for 40 years remains an essential fixture in our collection. Pure Mohair is woven into the weft, with high quality wool in the warp. (ENJ3192 / ENJ3214 / ENJ3225 / ENJ3240)

The Champion Mohair, which is tightly woven and has excellent luster, is made by traditional medium counted mohair yarn. The resilience of this cloth promises an elegant tailored look. It's Napolena. It's Champion Mohair.

MADE-TO-ORDER WASHING/FINISHING

Stubbornly we continue to use "Natural soap".
"Natural soap" needs more skillful usage than synthetic detergent as it is a difficult substance. The reason why Miyuki continues to use such a time consuming "Natural soap" is of course we can obtain an excellent fabric handle.

By using natural soap, fabric is finished closely and carefully. This fabric will gently swallow up a wearer with velvety and soft touch. Natural soap is the "absolute" substance to produce delicate handling for wool, which synthetic detergent never bring out. However when we use "natural soap" careful attention must be paid when for stirring as soap balls are easily made. Once fabric captures these soap balls, the fabric becomes a defective product and is not allowed to go the next finishing process. It is also more difficult to wash off than synthetic detergent so that abundant water is needed for the washing process. This process should be done slowly and repeated several times.

Distinguished clarity, how to make use of famous water in Yokkaichi.
Good fabric is born from good water. Miyuki transferred our washing, finishing mill to Yokkaichi in Mie prefecture where there is one of the leading sources of "famous water" in Japan. The source of water is from Suzuka mountain range. Over a long period of time snow and rain are purified. We can obtain a rich amount of groundwater that has perfect whiteness and clarity. Miyuki's original process which makes use of this famous water, bounty from Suzuka mountain range, produces fabric with durable but velvety, smooth handle. (By using of natural soap,2~3 times more water is used for rinsing than is used with synthetic detergent.)

"Chishaku irrigation channel" which runs near Yokkaichi mill, is one of the best 100 natural water sources in Japan.

MADE-TO-ORDER WATER, it is used after changing to soft water.
The water of Yokkaichi is perfectly good water as it is, but Miyuki adds one more process before use. By removing calcium and magnesium, this natural water becomes "soft water". These mineral components are easily combined with soap and the washing effectiveness would be weakened. To maximally bring out the washing ability of soap and to act directly on fabrics, these mineral components are removed in advance. It is also desirable to remove these components as they become a cause of the outbreak of soap dregs.

Natural soap needs abundant water and much time to rinse the soap out of fabric. Nowadays, synthetic detergent is preferred as the foam is rapidly removed and it is convenient. However to bring out fabric rich handle, natural soap is much better than synthetic detergent. Miyuki continues to use natural soap which takes time for use, as we take fabric handle into account.

In addition, at the rinsing process and without completely washing off we try to leave a subtle amount of oil, which wool hair originally has, as well as oil components from soap. To obtain an excellent wool handle, this subtle amount of oil component is quite important.

Rope Washer

Our thoughts on Napolena

During the washing and finishing processes, we use this hand cart in which we put and carry Napolena fabric. Different from other Miyuki brands, this hand cart is always used with an attached placard which tells us "Napolena fabric, Handle with care." In Miyuki, this has been the traditional practice since the old days and it shows our mettle that "As a Miyuki's flagship brand, we treat Napolena fabric with the greatest care." In fact, Napolena needs delicate handling because it goes through more production processes than the other brands. Especially in the washing & finishing processes, the creation of Napolena is built up on a wealth of skillful craftsmanship. This is just one of the many reasons that "Miyuki feels proud of making Napolena" and our responsibility as the manufacture of this finest quality is always in our mind. This placard "Napolena fabric, Handle with care." epitomizes our dedication to care and creativity in the production processes.