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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#017 sakura zukushi

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#017 sakura zukushi

$85.00

#017 jinbei uses "sakura" for both for the top and the pants.

Sakura: This specially charming textile, filled with cherry blossoms. The peddles are in "sakura iro (cherry blossom color), which is the color of somei-yoshino blossoms. The darker pink, on the other hand, is associated with yae-sakura, which blooms later in the spring.

Sakura is designed by Yuki Noguchi at Ahiroya. Her intricate designs are based on traditional patterns, as well as her daily experiences. Each piece is poetic and work of art in and of itself.

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