this is kibiso, silk waste turned into a yarn so to speak.irregular,bast but with an incomparable sheen while at the same time being matte.
got it in kyoto at a shop on horikawa close to the nishijin textile museum. always stop there and always find surprising things. this time an unfortunate surprise, as the lady behind the counter mentioned while we chatted that her husband, the person who tended the shop, had passed away the last year.
kibiso is full of rustic charm, very poetic in the way it weaves
this is kami ito, paper yarn, bought at avril when it was still on sanjo dori. now they are somewhere in the north of the city out of the beaten track. that's good for the pocket.
both are going to be used on the next project.
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