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From cocoon to cloth
in the mountains of Yamanashi

Expressions of Cloth

Colors that change in the light, layers of thread, and the quiet movement of the weave.

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yamamayu silk textile, with color and translucency seen through light
A yamamayu silk cloth being worn
Handwoven yamamayu cloth with overlapping color and light

Cloth in the Making

From Cocoon to Cloth

Raising silkworms, making thread from cocoons, dyeing, preparing, and weaving.
As much as possible, the path toward cloth remains in our own hands.

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Preparing 820 silk warp threads on the warping mill
Preparing 820 silk threads for weaving
Dyed silk threads drying outside the Yamanashi studio
Letting dyed threads dry in the mountain air
Hands weaving cloth by intertwining warp and weft threads on the loom
Interlacing warp and weft

Studio

A spinning, dyeing, and weaving studio in the mountains of Yamanashi.

We carry on the textile work that began in Hachioji in 1894, and continue making cloth as a family-run studio.

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The landscape around yamamayu studio in the mountains of Yamanashi
A loom used at yamamayu studio
Outdoor work at the Yamanashi studio, in close contact with nature

Journal

Notes from the mountains, work in progress, and the time passing through the studio.

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Now

Current exhibitions and workshops now open for registration.

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