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Embracing Sorrow, Weaving Encounters
Loose Ends Project
June 24, 2025

The cute and mysterious world of Hariko in Yamagata
ArtDaifuku
June 06, 2025

From Yarn Making to Maintenance
Yamagata Dantsu: Carpets that Will Last 100 Years
June 06, 2025
Yamagata Dantsu is the only company in Japan that handles the entire carpet-making process from yarn production to product after maintenance.

Shorten the distance between makers and buyers
Creating the brand, Yonetomi Seni
June 06, 2025
Yonetomi Seni originally started as an OEM manufacturer, however, Ken Oe, the third president and representative director, steered the company toward creating factory brands.

Doing what no one else is doing
Sato Seni: From Sagae, Yamagata to the World
June 06, 2025
Sato Seni is at the very center of Yamagata's knitwear industry and handles the entire process from spinning thread to making clothing.

Meet Korean Artists
Knits pour moi
April 15, 2025

Meet Korean Artists
Lemoncup
April 15, 2025

Meet Korean Artists
Cho Jinhyun
April 15, 2025

Seoul Craft City Guide
April 15, 2025

Turning Sketches into Stitches
Sewing Machine Embroidery by Nutel Watanabe Eri
March 18, 2025
Flowers and leaves are drawn with thin black lines on a white canvas. The lines appear to be slightly wavering. Upon closer inspection, you will notice that they are threads embroidered using a sewing machine.

Capturing Memories and Sceneries on Ultra-thin Fabric
Shibori dyeing artist Miona Shimizu
January 31, 2025
Countless small grains are clumped together into a mass, while sphere-like objects made of thin cloth are placed gently on a platform. The former looks like some deep-sea creature and the latter perhaps, a visualization of wind.
— What could these be?