In a bold move, the third-generation head of a small weaving company in Kyoto’s rural Tango district, stepped away from modern mechanized weaving and re-adopted traditional wooden looms hand weaving, introducing the Kuska Fabric brand. This accentuates the “fluffiness, shade, and gentle texture created by the handiwork of artisans, alternating one right twist and one left twist of the weft yarn at a time” for which Tango Chirimen Crepe* has been known for 300 years.

Always innovating, Kusonoki now aims to create and market a line of craftsman-developed, hand-woven leather textiles, fully using Tango Chirimen Crepe* methodology and passing on the value of Tango woven textiles to the next generation.

*Crimped texture silk made in the Tango district