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An Ancient Method of Putting a Twist in the Thread (Yorikake), Echigo Jōfu
Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory
Kyōto-shi, Japan
An early and now entirely obsolete method of putting a twist into hand-plied thread using a spindle. (Historical photo photographed in Minamiuonuma, kindly provided by the Tokamachi City Museum, Tokamachi.)
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- Title: An Ancient Method of Putting a Twist in the Thread (Yorikake), Echigo Jōfu
- Subject Keywords: Echigo Jōfu
- Type: Textile, Kimono
- Rights: Photo: © Tokamachi City Museum, Tokamachi
- Medium: Handwoven
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