Stories

Linen is now widely recognized and beloved in Japan, yet it is not native and was introduced as state policy in late Meiji. Tracing its arc—from industrial fiber to fashion...

You’ve heard linen prices are soaring—here’s why: unstable yields, booming demand (notably India), climate-driven disruptions, war-related supply loss, and vanished inventory buffers—plus a weak yen from Japan’s view.

“French linen” isn’t an official grade: it’s flax until it’s spun—only yarn spun in France is truly French linen. A new Normandy mill signals its revival.

Based on the amount of CO2 absorbed during hemp cultivation, we have begun to convert it into a value per piece of clothing. This will be displayed on each product...

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...

"Those who really need to produce it should take from nature only the amount they really need." Not only Bashofu, but also linen, hemp, abaca (Manila hemp), and other fibers...

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