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by KobayashiKojiro
Did you know that Japanese people used to wear kimonos until around 1920 in that era?
In those days, weaving was decidedly women's work, and men w...
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by KobayashiKojiro
As you all know, warp and weft yarns are woven together to form a single piece of fabric.All of our fabrics are woven on an old-type low-speed loom...
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by KobayashiKojiro
The tool that moves the warp threads up and down on the loom is called "Soko"(heddle).After one piece of fabric has been woven, the warp threads of...
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by KobayashiKojiro
In the old days, Bingo-kasuri was basically a division of labor by process, with specialized companies scattered throughout the region.Unfortunatel...
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by KobayashiKojiro
Matsusaka cotton indigo-dyeing is a traditional weaving technique that has continued for more than 400 years since the Edo period (1603-1868), and ...
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by KobayashiKojiro
The dozens of indigo-dyed fabrics of Bingo-Fushiori are all dyed by looping threads called "KASE". The dyeing process is still the same as it was i...
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by KobayashiKojiro
After the fabric is woven, there is a process of inspection in which the fabric is checked for scratches, missing yarns, and stains.This is a simpl...
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