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Application of Starch (Noritsuke), Echigo Jōfu

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory
Kyōto-shi, Japan

The newly wound spool of thread is next rewound carefully into a skein. This time, the thread runs through a pan of warm seaweed starch (funori), which serves to smooth down all remaining snags and uneven areas. Here too, the processing is done end to end over a single thread, and numerous repairs are made along the way.

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  • Title: Application of Starch (Noritsuke), Echigo Jōfu
  • Subject Keywords: Echigo Jōfu
  • Type: Textile, Kimono
  • Rights: Courtesy of Honda Textiles, Minamiuonuma
  • Medium: Handwoven
Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

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