a Japanese weaver’s studio

I finally finished getting my pictures from the Japanese Textile Workshop in order and have made copies to send to  the “indigo sisters” and  Bryan

 

after finishing that I moved on to pictures taken while visiting my friend, Taeko-san, in Nagano province

 

 this is Nagai-san in her studio. She is a traditional kimono weaver and uses left-over, dyed silk yarns to weave fabrics and design Western style clothing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

she weaves on a traditional, 4 harness loom. The studio has a cozy corner for tea, and her Buddhist alter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

she has patched the holes in the shoji artistically. Her silk noren is unusual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

she and Taeko-san decided to have an impromptu fashion show

 

 

click on the pictures to enlarge

 

and I had fun as well

domo arigato, Nagai-san