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

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

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