CREPE TARTAN

The possibility of making things that have not yet been discovered exists in studios that have their roots in the local area.
Hachioji, Tokyo, once called the “silk capital of mulberry plants,” prospered as a major center of Japanese silkworm cultivation, silk spinning, and textile production. Tama-ori is called the product of diverse techniques fostered by the polyculture of silk textiles, and the colors and patterns that have changed and been handed down from generation to generation are still being carried on today.

This time, HaaT has produced a stole made of cotton, silk, and wool yarns woven into a check pattern at a factory that has inherited the 120-year-old Tamaori weaving techniques. Figured double weave with color effect then cut and spread in a single layer in a nature-rich workshop with the rhythmic sound of a shuttle machine, fringes are created in four directions along the edge of the stole using a technique known as “Yori-fusa”. The textile is then shrunk with stretch yarns in some areas to create a fluffy texture and a distinctive look.

KUMOSHIBORI

Arimatsu-shibori is the general term for the cotton shibori (tie-dyeing) conducted in the Arimatsu-cho and Narumi-cho areas of Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. It began and flourished in the early Edo period (1603-1867), when shibori hand towels and other such items were sold as souvenirs to travelers on the Tokaido Highway. Since then, Arimatsu-shibori has been mass-produced in more than 100 different types of shibori patterns using various methods such as tying, sewing, and binding the cloth. Kumo-shibori, one of these patterns, is known as the most common tie-dye design.

For Kumo-shibori, part of the cloth is tied by hand and dyed. After dyeing, the tied part is untied and a spiderweb pattern is revealed (kumo means spider in Japanese ). However, HaaT focuses on the shibori in its tied state, and aims to make the beautiful, organic form of the shibori be remembered in the garments. Created based on this aim, the KUMOSHIBORI series applies the shape-memory property of polyester and incorporates the bumps of the shibori into the design.

KUMOSHIBORI has now become a staple HaaT series. We have continued to use the small Kumo-shibori bumps to add charming decoration to the neck areas and hems of clothing.