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Asayo Tae, the revival of hemp cloth - the birth of hemp cloth that is just as good as the hemp cloth of the Edo period - [Part 2]（5/8）

After three and a half years of numerous prototypes and adjustments, Asayo was born.

After three and a half years of numerous prototypes and adjustments, Asayo was born.

Because there are few hemp spinning factories, making hemp thread was a new experience for the spinning factories.

Because there are few hemp spinning factories, making hemp thread was a new experience for the spinning factories.

After many meetings with the factory staff, he hopes to create hemp yarn using techniques other than the usual spinning method.

After many meetings with the factory staff, he hopes to create hemp yarn using techniques other than the usual spinning method.

Spinning is done using techniques that take advantage of the characteristics of hemp thread

Spinning is done using techniques that take advantage of the characteristics of hemp thread

Shinichiro Yoshida, Director of the Early Modern Azabu Research Institute

Shinichiro Yoshida, Director of the Early Modern Azabu Research Institute/ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

"Tamano-fu was a familiar and special fabric for the Japanese people," says Yoshida.

"Tamano-fu was a familiar and special fabric for the Japanese people," says Yoshida./ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

A scene from the "Asayome Exhibition: Fabrics Forgotten by the Japanese" held in October 2014

A scene from the "Asayome Exhibition: Fabrics Forgotten by the Japanese" held in October 2014/ Photo by Masashi Akiba (c) FASHION HEADLINE

A scene from the "Asayome Exhibition: Fabrics Forgotten by the Japanese" held in October 2014

A scene from the "Asayome Exhibition: Fabrics Forgotten by the Japanese" held in October 2014/ Photo by Masashi Akiba (c) FASHION HEADLINE

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  • After three and a half years of numerous prototypes and adjustments, Asayo was born.
  • Because there are few hemp spinning factories, making hemp thread was a new experience for the spinning factories.
  • After many meetings with the factory staff, he hopes to create hemp yarn using techniques other than the usual spinning method.
  • Spinning is done using techniques that take advantage of the characteristics of hemp thread
  • Shinichiro Yoshida, Director of the Early Modern Azabu Research Institute
  • "Tamano-fu was a familiar and special fabric for the Japanese people," says Yoshida.
  • A scene from the "Asayome Exhibition: Fabrics Forgotten by the Japanese" held in October 2014
  • A scene from the "Asayome Exhibition: Fabrics Forgotten by the Japanese" held in October 2014
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