Japan Living Arts by Steve Beimel

  I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR BLUE (AND WHITE) By Amy Katoh     Far too soon to be posting again, but I must share the glorious indigo that has…

Sukesuke is all in how things show through. NUNO inserts small, light objects between layers of sheer silk organdy to accentuate the translucency. This is much more laborious than it sounds:…

Reeds or yarn-guides are loom components essential to the weaving process; they maintain an even spacing or 'dent' between the wefts and also serve to tamp each weft down evenly…

Nuno Textiles, one of the world's premiere textile designer, speaks about their Heat Shrinking process:  A major synthetics manufacturer recently developed a new polyvinylchloride with enhanced heat-reactive properties. Boasting a…

Embroidery Embroidery techniques are as old as the pyramids. Embroidered fabrics have been unearthed from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and Byzantium, and were passed down through the Middle Ages in…

NUNO Textile Design Studio presents "suke suke" fabrics,  by weaving sliced strips of metal with conventional yarns to create a shimmery mirage. Japanese Weavers have traditionally used metallic foils in…