Weaving, Tango chirimen. Photo: Kuwajima Kaoru 　

Production Proses of Tango Chirimen: Weaving
The warp threads are set on to the loom to weave the chiirmen fabric. Un-patterned fabric is woven in plain weave and patterned fabric is woven on a jacquard loom, which enables weaving complex designs by using punch cards. In recent years, it has become possible to make even more complex designs by using computers to process the patterns into data that then can be set into the jacquard controller.