Overview
A Kurume kasuri workshop in Hirokawa, where the whole process from indigo-dyed thread to woven cloth can be seen.
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A Kurume kasuri workshop in Naganobu, Hirokawa, Fukuoka Prefecture. A three-person family workshop in which the father, Yamamura Ken, and his son, Kensuke, handle weaving and dyeing, and the mother, Yoko, prepares the kasuri making and the setting. With the craftsmen's explanations, you can watch the process from indigo dyeing to hand binding and hand weaving. It takes about 45 minutes and costs 4,000 yen.
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