About Hon-Shiozawa
Hon-Shiozawa is a silk crinkle textile produced in Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. Also called 'Omeshi chijimi,' it creates a distinctive textured surface (shibori) by using tightly twisted threads. Designated by the national government as a traditional craft separate from Shiozawa tsumugi, this high-end silk textile is completed by weaving fine raw silk with strong twists, then scouring and hot-water kneading to produce a finely textured, elegant crinkled cloth. It is prized as a high-end kimono fabric suitable year-round, not only in summer.
Techniques & Materials
Craft terms are shown in the original Japanese — these are proper names with no standard English equivalents.
Techniques
強撚糸使い精練湯もみシボ出し手機織り
Materials
絹糸（強撚糸・生糸）
Where to see & buy
Workshop names are in Japanese; links go to their official sites.
- 塩沢産地織物協同組合（産地にご確認ください）