The practice of constructing a tatami mat involves using rice straw to form the core woven rush grass as the covering around the core and sometimes wood chip boards or polystyrene foam as the base.
Tatami grass mat.
These traditional tatami mats are made from high quality materials such as rush grass surface stitching yarn tatami border and protective backing are all imported from japan.
Tatami mattresses are constructed in standard sizes with the length always twice the size of the width.
Tatami mats are an all natural floor covering that is are supportive to the body but also less jarring and impactful to the knees back and joints when walking.
The edge of the rush grass covering is bounded with a plain border fabric called heri that is made from the hem material.
This gives it uniform stiffness a soft surface and an extremely long life expectancy.
Inside is a baked dried rice straw fill for strength and durability.
They are also a natural air purifier cleaning the air by absorbing nitrogen dioxide in the room.
If you don t like the smell hang the mat in the shade with good air flow for 1 day.
Common uses of tatami mats.
With proper care our tatami last up to 20 years.
A moisture resistant barrier is included in the foundation of the mat.
Igusa absorbs formaldehyde no 2 and unpleasant odors.
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Tatami mat has a strong grass smell because the tatami mat is made of straw it has a strong scent that according to some people is like the smell from freshly cut grass.
Deo grass is made of natural igusa the material of tatami grown and crafted in kyushu japan.
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The inside is filled with rice straw while the outer layer is woven rush grass.
Tatami mat has a gentle firm and hard surface.
We have packed the essence of tatami into the portable frame of deo grass.
Our tatami mats are constructed of japanese rush grass with a double layer top for extra protection.
A tatami mat is a traditional japanese straw mat made from rice straw and rush grass.
We hope you will enjoy this little bit of japan on your palm.