About Tanba Nuno
Tanba nuno is a striped textile of cotton, hemp, and silk produced in Aogaki-cho, Tamba City, Hyogo Prefecture, a cloth of daily life woven by farming women on hand looms from the late Edo period. The appeal of Tanba nuno lies in its simple stripe patterns centered on indigo dyeing and a natural texture from hand spinning and plant dyeing; it is known as a masterpiece praised by Soetsu Yanagi, father of the mingei (folk craft) movement, as 'Japan's finest folk craft textile.' Even today, workshops in Aogaki-cho continue to maintain traditional hand loom weaving, creating plain and beautiful cloth inheriting the spirit of mingei.
Techniques & Materials
Craft terms are shown in the original Japanese — these are proper names with no standard English equivalents.
Techniques
Materials
Where to see & buy
Workshop names are in Japanese; links go to their official sites.
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