渡文株式会社 | 京都 西陣織の老舗
The rich traditions of Kyoto craftsmanship have been sublimely refined amid the passage of more than a millennium. Watabun, master weavers of the renowned Nishijin textile district in Kyoto, are the progeny of the Nishijin style of weaving.
Watabun obi , a quintessentially Japanese sash worn with kimono and yukata , embodies a pure expression of the Kyoto, and specifically, Nishijin art form. This expression is also apparent in Watabun tapestries and accessories which offer a distinctive, yet subtle Nishijin accent in applications for interior décor and fashion, respectively.
Watabun obi and tapestries are conceptualized and their weave designs are elaborately hand drawn and colored on a broadsheet of mon paper. The designs are then transferred to jacquard paper which is perforated and fitted to a loom to carry and guide threads being woven, thus rendering the designs in the weave.
渡文株式会社 | 京都 西陣織の老舗