I had the opportunity to take a seminar with Pirkko Karvonen, on weaving with paper yarns.
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Japanese Paper Weaving
Washi
Washi, Japanese paper is traditionally made of the inner bark of 3 plants, Kozo (paper mulberry) Mitsumata and Gampi. The bark is cleaned, pounded and added to a liquid solution with tororo-aoi (fermented hibiscus root) to produce paste-like mix.… Read more...