this one about how fingernails,
are shaped to help in the craft known as tsumekaki hon tsuzure ori, which literally
translates to “nail-scratching genuine-tapestry weave“, as the name suggests,
this technique involves the use of nails in order to create the weave, and
it’s the oldest type of Nishijin Ori, a traditional textile produced in
the Nishijin district of Kyoto, photograph 株式会社清原織物, made
in Japan for over 1,000 years, one company in Shiga Prefecture is working hard
to promote the ancient craft and keep it relevant for today by using it to create
products suited to modern lifestyles, called Kiyohara Orimono, the company has
also produced this video to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the weaving
process, and the reason why those jagged little nails come in handy,
surprisingly, not a lot of people in Japan were aware that this technique
existed,
and when
Kiyohara’s Senior Managing Director Seiji Kiyohara brought it to
everyone’s attention with this tweet on Twitter, it quickly went viral, Kiyohara,
who says his goal is to ensure that traditional Japanese weaving techniques
never die, is now using age-old fabric-making methods to make stylish products
for everyday use under the Sufuto brand,
Sufuto’s prices start at 3,080 yen, at today's rate £22.24 US$29.11, for wind
chimes featuring hand-woven fabric, which can be purchased online here, what a fascinating craft.
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