The Hirota Tsumugi Blog
Textiles
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- 2025.02.05
- Summer Shiozawa and Akagi Tsumugi Silks | New Arrivals | Latest Fabric Collection, January 25′
- Summer Kimono silks are mostly woven by using hard-twisted raw silk threads, so that the texture results in being dry and see-through, which enables a comfortable summer Kimono wearing with well-ventilation.
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- 2025.01.13
- Handspun Obi Shizen-fu fabrics from Nigata, Shi-fu, Ramie and Kudzu | New Arrivals | Latest Fabric Collection, January 25′
- ■ Kudzu-fu 8-Sun Obi fabric, Natural and Indigo-dyed colors Made in: Nigata prefecture Material: Handspun Kudzu 100%
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- 2025.01.07
- AKASHI CHIJIMI Silk, The touch feels like “Cicada’s wings”
- Akashi Chijimi textile technique was originally started in Akashi, Hyogo prefecture, more than 400 years ago.
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- 2023.05.10
- Ryukyu Kasuri | New Arrivals | Latest Fabric Collection, 20 March 23′
- ::: Ryukyu Kasuri ::: Made in : Haebaru-cho, Okinawa Material: Silk 100%
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- 2023.05.05
- Woodblock Printed Chintz by Masahumi Kageyama | New Arrivals | Latest Fabric Collection, 10 May 23′
- Masahumi Kageyama is a dye artist who specializes in a very rare technique of wood printed chintz. He dyed 2 pieces of obi silk fabric for us.
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- 2023.04.14
- Tanba-Nuno | New Arrivals | Latest Fabric Collection, 13 April 23′
- ::: Tanba-fu ::: Made in: Aogaki cho, Tanba city Weavers: Otani Tomie, Ashida Michiko
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- 2023.03.28
- New Arrivals | Latest Fabric Collection, 28 March 23′
- ::: Shirataka Omeshi (Oitama Tsumugi) ::: Made in : Shirataka-cho, Oitama region, The South part of Yamagata pref.
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- 2022.05.07
- Omi Chijimi Ramie & Cotton Woven Fabric for Summer Kimono and Yukata
- Newly woven in this spring, Omi Chijimi ramie and cotton summer kimono fabric with 3 color options (Purple / Blue / Beige), made in the Eastern lake district of Shiga prefecture, Omi region. The ramie weaving history in this area is very old over 1,000 years for producing highest quality ramie summer Kimono fabrics.
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- 2022.03.29
- Understand Kasuri Technique of Oshima-tsumugi / “Katasu” and “Hitomoto”
- Oshima Tsumugi is a traditional silk textile and one of the most famous kimono textiles in Japan made in Amami Oshima island, Kagoshima prefecture. It is also known for the world's most minute and precise ikat textile.
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- 2022.02.03
- Tango Chirimen / Finest silk crepe fabric made for a supreme Kimono
- Tango Chirimen "丹後ちりめん" is a crepe silk fabric made in Tongo, the north part of Kyoto, exclusively made and used for finest Kimono fabrics. Its elegance and outstanding ability to dye, established unshakable position of kimono material. Today, it covers about 70% of all kimono silk fabrics in the market.
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