Okinawa’s dyed and woven textile

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●制作工程

1)Peel off Basho skins
2)Boil Basho skins in wood lye
3)Scrub the boiled skins with bamboo scissors to remove impurities
4)Coil fibers (2 or 3 at a time) around the left thumb and make a ball
5)Soak the chingu (ball) in the water, squeeze it, tear off fibers into fine threads and tie them in a weaver’s knot
6)Twisting makes the threads stronger and prevents them from napping
7)Refining by boiling in lye makes the threads softer and easier to dye
8)Basho-fu is mainly dyed with Sharinbai (Tekachi) and Ryukyu indigo
9)Basho is vulnerable to dryness. Always supply moisture when weaving.