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Strands of bark from the linden tree are spun to create Shinaori, one of Japan’s oldest fabrics that is sometimes labelled as ‘primitive’ or ‘ancient’.
Before the cultivation of rice, the Japanese lived in harmony with the mountains and took naturally-occurring thread, wove it, and turned it into fabric.
Fiber from the linden tree first made an appearance in daily life in Japan as a sturdy rope. Rope was mainly made using straw following the cultivation of rice, however it originally used the wild fiber of naturally-occurring hemp or linden.
The characteristic sturdiness and strength of Shinaori, even when wet, made it perfect for a variety of daily necessities that were used for a range of purposes such as bedding, grain sacks, fishing nets, bags for storing herbs and spices, wallets, or hanten gowns.
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The completely hands-on process begins with stripping the bark, and takes about one year to final product. The extremely labor-intensive job has seen Shinaori all but disappear throughout the country, only surviving in three villages on the border of Yamagata and Niigata prefectures.
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