Showing posts with label silk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label silk. Show all posts

Sunday, June 21, 2009

nishjin textile neighborhood


we spent a wonderful day wandering around nishijin, our old neighborhood where the kimono making industry is based. spinning, dying, weaving, designing, handpainting all happens here. the first images are of raw silk, then there's a pic of the weaving patterns, the next batch shows an artist hand painting a kimono.






Saturday, May 2, 2009

hand made food from silk




i have been amused by this tiny shop in nishiki market, tucked in among all the food shops. it sells beautiful veggies and sushi hand made from chirimen silk crepe.