Articles on Traditional Crafts– category –

【Making Process of Kyo-Yuzen】 Design Patterns and designs will be made. The fabric  is canvas and you can see the dynamic design. Glue plant Place three-dimensional glue along the outline of the design to prevent adjacent colors f...

【Making Process of Kyo-Kuromontsuki Zome】 Framing Hanging it on a frame with needles to avoid uneven coloration and wrinkling. Dyeing black Main process of dyeing kimono black. To ensure that the color does not become uneven in the cau...

【Making Process of Kyoto Tatami】 Deciding the size of Tatami Tatami mats are cut based on the size of the room in which they will be laid. This is the key to the made-to-order production. Placing Tatami on the floor After the tatami ma...

【Making Process of Kyoto Tile】 Molding The process of designing the shape based on the drawings. This is the process in which the overall shape, or in the case of devil's tiles, craftsmen design the face of the devil’s tile. Final proc...

【Making Process of Kyoto Bamboo Bottle Stand】 Collecting bamboo Four types of bamboo are collected only from the mountains of Kyoto: white bamboo, sesame bamboo, square bamboo, and tortoise shell bamboo. Cutting bamboo Each craft is cu...

【Making Process of Bamboo Box】 Cutting bamboo to make it thin stripes The process of making bamboo stripes and shaping it to the appropriate thickness Shaving the bamboo stripes Bamboo that has been prepared to a certain size is shaved...

【Making Process of Japanese Drip Candle】 Forming the core part of the candle Japanese paper is wrapped around a bamboo stick to form a core. Igusa (Juncus) is then wrapped around the core. Waxing Wax is then applied to the wick, allowi...

【Making Process of Nishijin Ori】 Yarn spinning process The warp and weft yarns are wound to make the fabric easier to weave. In the past, this was done by hands, but it is done by machine today. Organizing the threads The warp threads ...