I will introduce the production process of Kurume shade.
We will protect the tradition, we will finish carefully skilled craftsmen with the same production method as before.
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1. Warping Find the number of yarns of yarn and ground yarn according to the pattern, and wind it in a large frame. |
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2. Threading (refining) Strengthen the yarn and boil for about 2 hours with caustic soda water to remove impurities. |
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3. Handwrapped We wrap the warp so as not to dye the dye according to the pattern. It is a skilled work. |
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4. Indigo dye Dye it well after soaking it in water. Immediately dipping the Ainu glue from light color to dark color. |
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5. Disintegration / Drying I will solve the coarse handedness. Thread color will appear. |
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6. Slide in When dyeing other than thread color and dyeing is necessary, we will dye it manually. |
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7. Drying Fix the color by steaming, then dry. |
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8. Scroll While watching the pattern of the warp we will wind it around the thread box. |
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9. Weak Roll up and win 20 tongues (flat weaves wrapped) side by side. |
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10. Machine weaving Weave with warp and weft machine that has been used carefully for over 100 years. Kasuri weave in one day is about 20 meters |