Stories

A 1990s memoir of developing fabrics for Yohji Yamamoto: how themes were translated into materials, why Yohji insisted on single-yarn constructions (yielding the legendary wool singles gabardine), and how my...

Exhibition Q&A recap: hemp’s environmental benefits, natural performance, and upgraded hand feel with our latest textiles.

Liloop, the final and most important piece of weavearth, aims to re-spin discarded industrial linen waste into yarn and complete a circular loop. However, many challenges remain to be solved.

During decortication (the process of separating the outer bast fibers from hemp), the inner woody core, called "ogara" in Japanese and "hurd" in English, is separated and stored in a...

The recycled inputs for "Liloop" are various waste fabrics generated during distribution, previously discarded as unusable. Thanks to the ingenuity of technicians, "Liloop" achieved the maximum linen blend of 50%,...

The starting point of the "Liloop" project, which loops linen, is yarn making. Naigai Textile, based in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, is responsible for this key process. We observed their work...

This was the process I wanted to know more about. It was the one thing I most wanted to see with my own eyes. The biggest key is how to...

Field retting separates bast and core using rain and dew. A key, nature-driven step for textile hemp; timing and colour vary by weather.

At agricultural experiment stations, selective breeding continues, now reaching the third generation. The THC component has been reduced to below 0.3%, effectively undetectable. This is considered one of the world’s...

We offer rare and vintage products, such as “one-of-a-kind hand-dyed items,” “deadstock items made from fabric with only 20 pieces available,” and “upcycled items by special creators.” Although they cannot...

Bashofu producers are getting older and there is a shortage of successors. If this continues, the traditional culture of this fiber will be in danger of being passed down. Basho,...

This try-on service is an initiative to allow members who share our philosophy to easily encounter many products, and also to confirm whether they are truly necessary for you. We...