Japanese artisanal textiles + Brooklyn design

warashi-ko uses hand-dyed Japanese textiles, that are dyed with hand-cut paper stencils. Each line (whether straight or plaid or curved) is hand-cut by an artisan. This incredible process is over 100 year old and called "chusen", involving highly skilled stencil-making + hand-dyeing works.

warashi-ko works with 3 textile makers, all of which "chusen" technique to hand-dye the textiles.

Todaya is 145 years old shop with thousands of variety of "chusen" textiles. Sankatsu is 123 years old shop, which specializes in high-end summer "yukata" kimono. They use the same drawing that was created over 100 years ago to recreate the stencils. Ahiroya is owned by a contemporary designer Yuki Noguchi. Ahiroya's textiles are all designed by Noguchi, and dyed in the traditional "chusen" technique.

warashi-ko's line of products include: baby + kids + adult JINBEI casual kimono, ZUTTO pants, and AZUMA tote bags.

warashi-ko are also available on Etsy.

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#014 umi to kurage

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#014 umi to kurage

$85.00

warashi-ko #014 jinbei uses "seigaiha" (eternal wave) for the top, and "kurage" (jellyfish) for the bottom.

Seigaiha: The depiction of eternal waves is a traditional Japanese pattern, which represents the peacefulness life. Noguchi's twist on this pattern and what makes it so lovable is her use colors based on the Asiatic Dayflower ("hanada iro") instead of the traditional blue and white.

Kurage: Jellyfish are depicted here making bubbles by their delicate movements in the water. Kurage pattern textiles come in different colors, and depending on the color, they can appear to be dramatically different places and times.

Each jinbei is shipped wrapped in soft furoshiki gauze cloth.

Size: 70cm - 80cm (27.5" - 31.5")
Age: 0 to 2 years old
Material: 100% cotton

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