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Using a loom 100 years ago

Aizu cotton pouch that is slowly and carefully woven while being adjusted by hand. Aoki Seishokusho has the potential of a traditional craft called Aizu cotton, triggered by the restoration of a loom about 100 years ago, which was already unused and asleep, with the help of local people. It is an Orimoto reprint brand that reconsiders.

Inheriting tradition

The Aizu cotton pouch is a square pouch that can be folded and used according to what you put in it. It's a relatively large size that can hold paperback books, but it's flat so it's not bulky and easy to carry around. It is also recommended as a travel pouch because it has enough capacity for women who always have a pouch that becomes fluffy, and it is easy to organize not only cosmetics but also charging cords. The pocket on the outside is convenient for storing cards that you want to take out quickly. You can also wash your hands, so if it gets dirty, you can wash it immediately, and the more you use it, the more you can enjoy the changes that become familiar to you.

The striped pattern, which is also a feature of Aizu cotton, is so particular that it has regional characteristics due to differences in the thickness and color of the stripes. Aoki Seisakusho expresses the plain and thick striped pattern that the orimoto, who has the loom that was the basis for launching the brand, was good at. Utilizing the traditional colors of Aizu, we have a lineup of color variations that allow you to feel the rich texture of Aizu cotton. Aoki Seishokusho's tote bag, where you can feel the story, is a great item to choose as a birthday gift for those who like making things, or as a gift for Mother's Day.

Aizu cotton that is close to your life

Aizu cotton is a traditional handicraft that has been handed down in western Fukushima prefecture. % Plain fabric. Because it uses yarn-dyed yarn, it does not easily fade, and because the cotton fiber itself contains air, it is strong and light. It is warm because it is woven with thick yarn, but it also has high hygroscopicity, so even in summer. It is a material that is easy to wear and has excellent quick-drying properties. Because of these characteristics, even in the land of Aizu, where summers are hot and winters are cold, it has long been loved and used as stray clothes and everyday clothes that are active in field work. However, with the passage of time, the number of orimoto has decreased, and it has been steadily declining.
The shuttle loom used at Aoki Seishokusho was originally a closed weaving machine, and was made about 100 years ago. After accidentally finding a loom sleeping in the warehouse, I took a year and a half to repair the first loom with the help of local people and people familiar with looms.

A plain weave fabric that is adjusted by hand and slowly woven while making a noise. It is said that the fabric that can be woven in a day is about 12 m, but the fabric woven at low speed has a good texture because the threads are not stressed, and the ears are carefully woven, and the weft threads are added to the warp threads. It is very durable and dense by driving it firmly. Furthermore, when weaving with the current machine, the threads will pop out from the edges of the cloth, but with the repaired loom, the thread flow is similar to that of hand weaving, so the fabric will be beautiful without the threads popping out. It is a woven fabric from Aoki Seisakusho that makes you feel adorable just by imagining the scenery where the fabric is made while the loom makes a sound through the shuttle.

Reprint brand of seven falls and eight rises

An orimoto reprint brand that continues to convey the traditional craft of Fukushima Prefecture, "Aizu cotton," which was born about 400 years ago. Takuro Tanizu, a native of the local area, focused on local manufacturing, which was the beginning. Aizu cotton, a traditional craft that is a local culture inherited by our predecessors, is worth being loved by generations, and decided to launch a brand of Aizu cotton products. We will rent a closed kindergarten, repair a broken loom, and start making Aizu cotton products that match the modern lifestyle with the cooperation of the locals who used to work at Orimoto. After various trials and errors, it started as Aoki Seisakusho in 2019. Like Aizu's folk craft, Okiagari-koboshi, it is a brand that creates new value while using difficulties as a spring, and you can feel the maker's feelings for manufacturing as well as the history of Aizu cotton.