Japanese Kibiso Silk Skein - 1000dn sukumo After initial placement of the

After initial placement of the stitched and gathered fabric on the rope core

Getting Started

Imported from Arimatsu

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Ana Lisa Hedstrom explores exciting new patterns and textures by distorting and manipulating the fabric both before and after it is wrapped on the pole

Japanese Kibiso Silk Skein - 1000dn sukumo After initial placement of theKibiso (also called choshi) denotes silk drawn from the outer layer of the silk cocoon, considered "waste" in comparison to the smooth filament that makes up the inner cocoon. Our suppliers in Japan stockpile these uneven remains and reel them into raw, crisp skeins. Their reeling mill is one of only two mills still operating in Japan, and its skeins are rare 100% Japanese silk. Kibiso skeins come in coarse 3000dn and fine 1000dn varieties. Because