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HirokoJapan

I would introduce Japanese spirit to all over the countries through my craftwork and making multi people's connection by ecological slow life.

Japanese Stencil dyeing

I would like to introduce one of my favorite pieces of Japanese culture to you: Katazome. Katazome (Kata: stencil, zome: dyeing)
This Japanese traditional stencil dyeing technique using paste
resist is one of the most unique techniques in the world. Preparing a stencil, carving hand-made mulberry paper smoked by persimmon liquid. To avoid separation of a delicate pattern,

attaching silk gauze to the carved stencil. Applying resist paste made from rice bran and rice powder to a fabric
or paper through the stencil. Cleaning out the paste resist after the dye or pigment has dried, so the
stencil part stays in white as fabric color. Variations of color material:
I use several materials depending on the media I apply. For fabrics, I use mostly synthetic dye, but I will also use natural dyes. For houseware items, I also use pigments. For paper, I only use pigments. My favorite colors come from mineral pigments because, after thousands of years, the hues and shades are still the same because today I am using the same minerals that existed in ancient times. When doing this satisfying work, I feel so connected to the ancient Japanese people who perfected this craft, because we are still working with the same materials in this contemporary period that they used so many years ago! To apply pigment color on the media, we use soy liquid that serves as an adhesive to preserve the color.

16/12/2023

Excited to share the latest addition to my shop: L-Zabuton Cushion Indigo and Logwood natural dyed linen, fringe seat cushion, 45x45cm / 17.7x17.7" made in Japan https://etsy.me/480qYyb

16/12/2023

Excited to share the latest addition to my shop: Rectangle-Zabuton "Hinoki Japanese Cypress and Cedar natural dyed linen, beige and ocher cushion, 22.5x44cm / 8.8x17.3" made in Japan https://etsy.me/48lMBsy

03/01/2023

Happy New Year 2023🥳
We wish for world peace. Greeting from Tokyo, Japan.

It’s a wonderful start supported by a repeater long time ago. Comparing before COVID time, shipping cost got 2-3times more than before. But we are happy to have a worldwide shipping service.

09/11/2022

We make natural dyed sachets from textile byproducts from the process of making pillow covers. We upcycle to make shoe keepers stuffed with Hinoki, Japanese cypress and Hiba, cypress, sawdust. They are sustainable items with full of natural scents and colors.

縫製時に出る草木で染めた生地の端切れをシューキーパー袋に仕立てました。
東京都多摩産ヒノキや青森県産ヒバの製材時に出る香り豊かなクズを詰めました。
端材からアップサイクルしたサステナブルな優しい商品です。

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08/11/2022

We recycle wastes products for our natural dyeing process. We make sustainable items with natural dyed textiles.

These linen scarves dyed with Japanese cedar liquid by products that remains of its essential oil.

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24/09/2022

伝統的な草木染め工房向けの紅花の生産者やそれに関わる人々を追ったドキュメンタリー映画。紅花染めは時間がかかる上、堅牢度が低いので商品として売るのは難しいけれど、綺麗なピンクが染まり惚れ惚れします。その大元を見ることができる貴重なフィルム。
自分で染めた紅花は海外からの輸入品を使用しています。黄色の色素を出し切った後にイランの友人から頂いたサフランは料理に使用しています。
I watched a documentary film about Safflower producers in Yamagata, Japan. This gives beautiful colors in natural colors.
I uploaded some photos: 1. Silk dyed with Iranian safflower. 3. Cooking process with white wine.

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15/09/2022

Zabutons dyed with Gardenia in Peranakan style -2

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14/09/2022

dyed with cedar and cypress barks in Peranakan style -1

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05/09/2022

紅型文様/ Bingata Katagami
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#座布団

26/08/2022

東京都のMOCTIONにて、
広島県「DOI」のモダンでシンプルなソファ。広島県産ヒノキと北海道産タモの木枠にヒノキで染めた生地の座面とクッション。色合いや質感がマッチしていてシックでオシャレでした。多摩産材の杉とヒノキの樹皮で染めた座布団を展示させていただいているご縁で土井木工さんとお会いできましたが、商品の温かみが感じ取れるとってもステキな方々でした。
#多摩産材 #杉 #檜 #桧 #草木染

#座布団

25/08/2022

Sold out today. These colors dyed with Zelkova leaves and barks of Hinoki Japanese cypress.
Shipped to USA with full of stamps!

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住所

Minato-ku, Tokyo