Japan has a rich history and tradition of dyeing and weaving, but one of the most intriguing is paper cloth (shifu) woven from washi thread. Paper cloth is said to have originated as a warm winter clothing and work clothes for common people, but over time it has come to rival other dyed and woven products as a sophisticated and elegant dyeing and weaving craft.
What is noteworthy about paper cloth is its material and method; the material, kamiito, is made using a unique method from handmade washi paper called kigami. In this book, the author carefully introduces in both Japanese and English, using many photos, the process of making raw paper by paper millers, the preparation for making paper threads, how to twist paper threads, and the preparation stages for weaving. There is.
``Raw Silk and Paper Thread'' is the first bilingual book in this field, and it is full of the author's passion for preserving traditional dyeing and weaving techniques, which are rare even in the world. .
The author, Yuko Karuno, has been involved in yarn spinning, natural dye dyeing, and weaving for many years, and has taught and taught these techniques in both Japan and Canada. In 2010, the 1300th anniversary of the transfer of the capital to Nara, he created a paper cloth installation in the ancient capital of Nara.
Among the many rich textile traditions of Japan, one of the most intriguing is 'shifu', a cloth woven with paper thread. Shifu was developed by poor people in need of warm clothing, but over time it was refined by skilled weavers into an elegant alternative to other textiles. What makes shifu so remarkable is the material from which it is woven, and in this lavishly illustrated book Hiroko Karuno reveals the intricate method of producing 'kami-ito', thread spun from sheets of handmade paper, or 'kigami'. In both English and Japanese she describes the making of kigami by a professional papermaker, plus preparing the paper for spinning, spinning the thread, and finishing the skeins in preparation for weaving.
countryoforigin: Japan
