By learning about the materials and processes, and spending time with what happens before a cloth is complete,
the way we see a piece of cloth can gradually begin to change.
Explore yamamayu through its materials, processes, making, and cycles.
From Cocoon to Cloth
From cocoon to mawata, from thread to dyeing and weaving.
Follow the gradual transformation of material into a finished piece of cloth.
Before the Cloth
Warping, tying threads, setting the loom, weaving.
We record the time and work in the studio that become almost invisible once the cloth is complete.
About Mawata
Mawata is soft silk floss made by opening cocoons by hand.
Learn what mawata is, how it becomes thread, and how that thread continues into cloth.
Cycles & Care
Receiving from nature, using materials as fully as possible, repairing and continuing to use tools, and learning from the knowledge of the land.
Our approach is about not allowing our relationship with what we receive to end there.
To learn more about the history of the studio and the place where our work continues.
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