Textiles in the Japanese world

• Up until the 1600's, the townsfolk of Japan wore hemp clothing which was locally grown. Then Japan imported raw cotton from China and began to grow their own cotton farms in the warmer areas of Japan where cultivation works best. Spinning your own cotton became a very common thing to do with the house wives of rural Japan. In relation to the West, Japan began their milling factories much later, but the woman of Japan preferred to spin their own clothing just the same. 

• In the Northern Isles of Japan, the women recylcled the cotton fabrics by putting layer upon layer and using a Sashiko stitch to hold the fabrics in place. Therefore the garments produced were normally for colder reigons and the people welcomed the softness of the cotton. But other than garment, the women also produced textiled based decor four their houses. 
  
  
  
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Kimonoboy's. A short history on Japanese Textiles  [online] Available at: <http://www.kimonoboy.com/short_history.html> [Accessed 19th may 2014].