Cutting hemp palm fibre, Kishū Tawashi

The fibres are neatly bundled and washed in water. The ends are then evenly trimmed and the fibres cut to the desired tawashi size. Fibres from the tip of the bark and fibres from the end of the bark attached to the tree have different firmness to them. For this reason, after the bundled fibres are cut, they are processed separately according to the firmness to make appropriate products.