The Hirota Tsumugi Blog | Shimoi Tsumugi

2019.11.20

Shimoi Tsumugi | New Arrivals | Latest Fabric Collection

We just received new works from Shimoi tsumugi, made by a textile artist, Shimoi Nobuhiko based in Ida city, Nagano prefecture. He used to work as a textile designer for Western clothing. Thus he could bring modern sensitivity into traditional kimono cloth making.

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2019.02.14

Shimoi Tsumugi | Striped Diamond Twill Weave

In Iida city,Nagano prefecture, a senshoku (deying & weaving) artist Shimoi Nobuhiko produces "Shimoi tsumugi". He had originally worked at the place of Western textile design, and using his experience and modern sense, his kimono textiles surpasses others in originality, a fusion of innovation and tradition.

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