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During the Meiji period, inspired by the demand for such soft and exceptional fabric, Hamamatsu city saw the introduction of the power loom by none other than the Toyota and Suzuki Motor Companies, transforming it into one of the largest textile production areas in Japan, which it remains to this day. Honoring tradition, the yarn is dyed in colours that remind those who see of the four seasons of Japan and is still woven carefully on traditional looms at no more than 40m/day to ensure it is incredibly soft to the touch.
KINRAN-ORIMONO
金襴織物
糸に金箔を巻きつけた金糸や、細く切った金箔を織り込み、紋様を顕わした布地。
“Kinran” is a type of weaving that uses either gold threads, which are yarns wrapped with gold foil, or thin strips of gold foil.
Hakata-ori is a traditional Japanese textile that has been produced in Fukuoka Prefecture for more than 770 years. Hakata Ori uses a lot of thin warp yarns, slams thick weft yarns with a read, and mainly weaves the pattern by floating the warp yarns. The Kenjo Hakata pattern by Hakata Ori is highly valued and was given as a gift to the Tokugawa shogunate. This pattern is considerd as the symbol of health, purification, prosperity and dignity.
Chichibu-meisen silk is a textile produced in the city of Chichibu, Saitama prefecture. It is a plain-woven textile with both sides dyed equally because the threads will be stencil dyed. Since the textile is double-sided, it can be washed and remade as a kimono numerous times. This durability resulted in the popularity of the textile among ordinary people.
