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  • Stripes fabric with Japanese green tea-leaf.

    by KobayashiKojiro
    The thick stripe pattern that was widely used in the Meiji and Edo periods is sometimes called futon stripes.As the name suggests, many of you may ...
    Posted in Natural dye

  • Soko-toshi(Threading heddles) on shuttle loom

    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...
    Posted in How to made fabrics

  • The process of the warping in a factory with a 100-year history

    by KobayashiKojiro
    In the old days, Bingo-kasuri was basically a division of labor by process, with specialized companies scattered throughout the region.Unfortunatel...
    Posted in How to made fabrics, Indigo fabrics

  • Restock of the most standard indigo dark blue.

    by KobayashiKojiro
    The most basic product number of Bingo-Fushiori, "Fushiori Dark Blue," is now in stock.It is a standard plain weave, 120 cm in length.This fabric i...
    Posted in Indigo fabrics

  • Weaving the fabric of vermillion color!

    by KobayashiKojiro
    Among Bingo-Fushiori, which has many chic color variations such as indigo and sumi-zome(charcoal), this is the only one! The product number with a ...

  • Cotton linen fabric with the best texture

    by KobayashiKojiro
    We have just finished weaving a cotton linen fabric with the best touch.It is a thinner version of our existing "Shimofuri”, made of cotton and lin...
    Posted in Indigo fabrics, New arrival

  • Cotton crepe of natural madder dye

    by KobayashiKojiro
    "Fuuai Akane" is dyed using a natural dye stuff.Also, as the name implies, "hard-twist yarn" is used, which is a highly twisted yarn with elasticit...
    Posted in Natural dye, New arrival

  • Indigo dyeing process of Matsusaka cotton

    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 ...
    Posted in How to made fabrics, Indigo fabrics, Matsusaka-cotton

  • Tucked skirt with indigo check pattern

    by KobayashiKojiro
    Here is a tucked skirt tailored by a customer. My customer said "I don't usually wear skirts, but since I could get my hands on some cute fabrics, ...
    Posted in Customer's work, Indigo fabrics

  • Our indigo sashiko fabric

    by KobayashiKojiro
    Textiles made by imitating patterns expressed by stitching are called Sashiko-ori (or Sashi-ori).Many of you may know it as the fabric used for jud...
    Posted in Customer's work, Indigo fabrics

  • How to get swatches?

    by KobayashiKojiro
    Have you ever wondered if you will really receive the material you want when you use an online fabric store? Have you ever wondered if you will rea...
    Posted in swatch

  • Advantages of indigo dyeing for yarn dyeing

    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...
    Posted in How to made fabrics, Indigo fabrics