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Gold Fusuma paper
We have a few papers so rare and expensive that most people never see them. But since a customer recently...
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Uploaded on May 28, 2010
Annyen Litho with Washi
One of our part-time staff, Annyen Lam, tackled a big litho stone for her final assignment at the Ontario...
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Uploaded on Apr 19, 2010
Meji-era kata pattern detail
We spent some time speculating on how the design was created. The tiny bud/leaf/"hoof"...
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Uploaded on Apr 16, 2010
Katagami detail with source papers visible
Modern katagami are frequently made of mylar as it's cheaper. But, because the older katagami were made...
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Uploaded on Apr 16, 2010
Katagami collection
Kata are made of katagami (literally "stencil paper"). Here you can see a range we have...
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Uploaded on Apr 16, 2010
Contemporary kata detail
For contrast to our Meji-era kata, above is a new, unused kata: the rust-brown of the persimmon juice used...
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Uploaded on Apr 16, 2010
Meji-era kata detail
Kata can be used in two ways: either to apply a dye, creating the pattern in a dark colour, or to apply a...
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Uploaded on Apr 16, 2010
"New" Meji-era kata
Kata were originally used for stenciling patterns on kimono fabric, and in fact the term "Yuzen"...
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Uploaded on Apr 16, 2010
Hiroko spinning with Peter and Reg
Here Hiroko Karuno twists the washi strips on her spinning wheel, while Peter Jones and Reg Beatty look on.
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2009
Resist-dyed shifu with indigo
These vintage pieces of shifu were hand-stenciled with a resist and then dyed. The lower piece has a silk warp and washi weft.
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2009
Shifu sample of recycled shodo washi
Shifu made with recycled shodo (calligraphy) washi. The black marks embedded in the fabric are from sumi ink on the original washi.
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2009
Shifu samples
This is the same piece as in the previous magnified image. It's Hiroko's from beginning to end: cut, rolled, spun, dyed (with acorn caps!) and woven.
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2009
Rolling and fibre softening stages
This is what happens in the next stage of rolling the cut and dampened washi along a stone or concrete...
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2009
Cut Kurotani washi closeup
The sliced washi is not cut all the way through so one continuous thread can be made from each piece.
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2009
Rolling and fibre softening closeup
The washi after being rolled and loosened. As you can see, the pieces look quite different from their...
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2009
Cutting washi into 2mm strips
Four quarter sheets of Kurotani washi carefully sliced 2 mm wide by hand.
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2009
Indigo-dyed shifu samples
The final product: shifu cloth. This is a collection indigo-dyed pieces.
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2009
Shifu thread samples
Skeins of Hiroko's washi thread, ready for dyeing and/or weaving the final product.
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2009
Kata and Katagami: Japanese...
Washi uses: shifu (woven...
