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　Twilled string

Typical Korai twill by hand. This way enables any pattern and complicated string. When wearing, this string prevent from loosening clothes.

Iga, Mie

Asakusa, Tokyo

This is an unbelievable precise work. Who can guess this is made of a single pure silver wire, the dia. is 0.2 mm. About 10 process without any machine and varies into broach, necklaces, other accessories and silver wired frames. The shine of silver gives us notable and unique beauty.

4-3-12, Sakura, Akita
Workshop SHINDOU
0188-34-7918

Kogin

It is made of small piece of cloth. Hemp and wisteria give rough and hard feeling, so they quilt them and acquire warmth. They have 20 patterns . In Tsugaru, traditional way of weaving is using white cotton thread into indigo hemp.

Hirosaki, Aomori

Sakiori

During Edo period, it was prohibited for farmers to wear cotton clothes. So, they break old cloth and spun them, and they reproduced thick cloth. No one can guess it as recycled cloth from seeing deep color tone. Bags and jackets are made from it.

Towa, Iwate

Sendai - hira

Hira is from typical formal Japanese Kimono for men. Sendai - hira is like a pronoun of it. Soft feeling but wrinkle free. It is stiff enough when sitting and smooth when standing. They made neckties of it.

Sendai, Miyagi

Shina Cloth

It came down from hundreds years ago at Yamakumata village foot of the Mt.Maya range. It is from fiber of Shina trees. The history of cloth is 1300 years and much older than cotton or silk. Fiber of tree is directly woven, so it gives natural touch and fine inside circulation.

Yonezawa, Yamagata

Minsa

Min means narrow and Sa means belt in Okinawa dialect. Mainly cotton belt for men. Okinawa islands have different kinds of Minsa. They make table center cloth of Minsa.

Okinawa Islands

Taketomi, Ohama, Yonakuni

Tahu

Row material is skin of paper mulberry. It came down at Kito village upper stream of Naka river. The touch is rough. This cloth was composed in Manyoshu.

Kito, Tokushima

Kuzuhu

It started in Kamakura period. Local people call it Kappu. It is one of the oldest cloth. It is woven from fiber of arrowroot and strong but soft, and expresses glittering white color. Hand touch is rough, cool and gives grass aroma.

Kakegawa, Shizuoka

Chinese Ink Flow

Since 1151, this dyeing method is inherited from parent to a child. The tip of a brush with red, indigo and black pigment touches surface of water, and then the floating spread of ink is printed on a cloth. Floating pattern varies, ordinally flow, horizontal flow, vertical flow and vortex. Mainly, hard paper board, narrow hard paper board, but there are dyeing on cloth belt.

Takehu, Hukui

Yukara- cloth

This is made from Hokkaido sheep fur. Color variation is very rich. It images vast Hokkaido scenery and uses 200 colors. Loom weaves cloth from hand spun thread. Mr.Kiuchi founded it. Tapestry, bag and shawl are made of it.

Asahikawa, Hokkaido