Noto linen regarded as the best of summer clothing
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Noto linen regarded as the best of summer clothing |
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HISTORY It developed as side jobsfor the women of Naka Noto It is told that when one of the princesses of Emperor Sujin stayed in Rokusei-machi in Noto, she taught the locals how to weave linen from flax plants. By the Genroku epoch, the weaving had developed as side jobs of the women in the Naka Noto region and the products were marked by Omi (now Shiga Prefecture) merchants throughout the nation. Noto linen was used as summer kimonos but life style was westernized, and less and less kimonos has become worn. The number of manufacturers is declining. CHARCTERISTICS Noto linen is saidto be the highest quality of the kind Noto linen is said to be the most ideal for summer kimonos. It is light and airy and incomparable to any other linens. Since the Meiji period, Noto linen has adopted a number of new techniques such as kushioshi printing, itajime, roll printing, stencil printing adding a variety to traditional techniques. The patterns are called kikko-kasuri, jumonji-kasuri, yokoso, chijime. The precision work of placing 120 to 140 juji-kasuri patterns along the width of textile is comparable to none. The technique was designated as intangible property by Ishikawa Prefecture in 1960. |