About Oshima Tsumugi — Oshima Tsumugi

Along with Gobelins in France and Persian carpets in Iran, it is one of the world's three major textiles, and has a long history of about 1,300 years and is considered the queen of kimonos.When the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) designated Oshima silk as a traditional craft in 1975, it clearly defined the requirements for Oshima silk, such as being made of 100% silk and hand-woven with yarn-dyed threads.In addition to being supple, lightweight, and wrinkle-resistant, Oshima tsumugi can be used long into one's grandchildren's generation because the dyeing process, described below, soaks the threads with iron...