Tenugui | Nuts and birds | Chusen | Yumi Ishikita

 

Chu-dyed tenugui “nuts and birds”

Design: Yumi Ishikita / Dyeing: Hamamatsu Chuzome Studio

 

These hand towels are made with nuts and birds as motifs, giving you a gentle and nostalgic feeling.

Based on the design by dyer Yumi Ishikita, each piece was carefully dyed by a dyeing workshop in Hamamatsu.

 

The beautiful bleeds that are unique to Chusen and the depth of the dyeing, which is both inside and out, gently add color to your daily life.

Recommended as an interior accent or as a gift.

 

Because all Chusen dyeing is done by hand, there are individual differences in how the dye bleeds and how the color enters.

There may be some uneven coloring or areas where the dye is not completely dyed, but we hope that you can enjoy this as a unique feature of hand-dyed dyeing.

[Gluing] Left

This is the process of using a paper pattern to place resist dye paste on the parts of the pattern that you want to leave white.

This glue prevents the dye from soaking into the fabric and allows the outline of the pattern to stand out clearly.

 

[Dyeing (chudying)] Right

It is a process of dyeing by pouring dye from above using a tool called a kettle.

The poured dye penetrates deep into the fabric, creating a beautiful finish with no front or back sides.

 

[Washing] Left

This is a process in which the dyed cloth is carefully washed in a water tank to remove excess dye and glue.

This washing fixes the color and creates a soft texture.

 

 

[Drying] Right

After washing the cloth, hang it up high and let it dry in the natural wind and light.

The sight of it swaying in the wind is one of the beautiful scenes unique to Chusen.

 

【specification】

Material: cotton100％

Technique: Chusen (Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture)

Size: approx.90×about36cm

Country of manufacture: Japan

 

 

[About the creator]

Yumi Ishikita

A dyer living in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. We create dyed works that convey the warmth of handicrafts with motifs of daily life and natural forms. He expresses traditional techniques with modern sensibilities and has received high praise both domestically and internationally.

 

・1997Graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design, Department of Arts and Crafts

・2012year th86Selected for the ``Kokuten'' for the first time

・2014year th88Won the Newcomer Award at the ``Kokuten''

・2016Received the Encouragement Award at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum Exhibition.

・Won the Kokuga Award at the 96th Kokuten in 2022