Threads with precious metals are made by affixing thinly beaten gold, or silver, or platinum leaf to Japanese paper and cutting the paper into thin strips. Alternatively this paper-backed metallic leaf can be wrapped around a core thread to add volume.
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Title: Paper-backed Metallic Leaf, Nishijin-ori
Creator: Photo by Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.