The Hirota Tsumugi Blog
Tsumugi from Honshu
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- 2019.04.22
- Noto-jyofu: light green striped Noto-jyofu
- This is one of our Noto-jyofu stocks, a light-green striped Noto-jyofu. Noto-jyofu referes to a traditional hemp textile made in Nakanoto area, the neck of the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa prefecture.
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- 2019.03.27
- Hatasho tsumugi from Shiga prefecture/ comb printing kasuri
- By Omi merchants from the Edo period, Omi-jofu has became popular across Japan. After the WWⅡ, its technique has adopted to a silk textile, which is about Hatasho tsumugi.
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- 2019.02.22
- 100 % Plant-dyed Tsumugi Silk from Nigata
- Mr. and Mrs. Matsumoto's tsumugi textiles are made in one of the heaviest snowfall areas in Japan. We would like to introduce one of their unique products, a 100% plant-dyed gradational plaid weaving, embroidered with falling leaves.
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- 2019.01.14
- The utmost cotton textile — Satsuma gasuri
- Cotton textiles overall are thought to be relatively cheap, but there is a top grade cotton weaving made of finest traditional craft technique. This time I'll introduce the highest peak of cotton textile, Satsuma gasuri.
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