Japanese Premium Fabric is created using a tool that moves the warp threads up and down on the loom, called "Soko" (heddle).
After one piece of Japanese Premium Fabric is woven, the warp threads of the previous piece and the new piece must be threaded through this heddle.
This process is literally called "Soko-toshi" (threading through the heddles), done entirely by hand.
The number of warps can be as many as 1,400!
A skilled craftsman can complete this meticulous process in about two hours.
Each thread is guided one by one through a special tool with a hook attached to the needle, making it truly a painstaking task.
It is this mastery that allows such exquisite Japanese Premium Fabric to be woven quickly and beautifully, despite the complexity of the task.
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