Ito umi ( to spin Yarn )

This is a short film to spin yarn for Yuki-tsumugi.

http://www2.edu.ipa.go.jp/gz/y-kwm/y-fkg/y-fyk/y-ykg2.mpg

A women is spinning yarn from Mawata which is floss silk by her hand.

She put her saliva to yarn when she spins.

It makes yarn glossy and strength.

This process is very important, difficult and to take long time.

Basically It needs there month to spin yarn for one Kimono Even someone who is master of to spin it.

We call length of Kimono textile as "tan".

One Kimono needs one tan of textile.

Well,

It almost over to be succeed this technique.

No one want to do this in Japan now.

Although every process of to make Kimono textile is amazing, special, unique and spreme technique in Japan, in the world too

we are loosing it little by little.

YUKI Tsumugi which is the most beautiful, difficult hand weaving textile

Yuki Tsumugi is the most expensive, important and beautiful Kimono textile in Japan.

1 Tan is size of length which is 12.40 m for japanese traditional Kimono clothing.
If you have 1 tan of kimono textile you will be able to make 1 japanese traditional Kimono clothing.

Well,
Yuki Tsumugi is one of kimono textile in japan which is the most difficult process to make it.
It is a official national treasure in Japan.

They use a special hand weaving machine which calls "Zibata".
It is more difficult to use than "Takabata" is.
Ooshima tsumugi is using "Takabata".
Of source to use "Takabata" is difficult too.

Zibata needs a great balance to make a beautiful textile.
Someone who weave Yuki tsumugi have to concentrate to make it.

to be continue....