I've been spinning some yarn for a bit.
Hello, I'm Yukiwa!
Experience spinning thread with your children
I did a little spinning this past weekend!
It happened to be held at a park where I went with my child.
"Cotton ginning and spinning experience" event
As a parent involved with kimono, I couldn't miss this opportunity.
From cotton seed to thread
Touching Cotton Seeds
First, cotton seeds. It was my son's first time seeing them.
"It's so fluffy and feels so good," she said, her eyes shining.
Removing seeds with a cotton gin
This is put into a gin and separated into seeds and fibers.
As you spin it around, the seeds will remain at the front.
"Watauchi" - the process that creates fluffy cotton
This is the fluffy cotton that was created.
This is followed by a process called "cotton beating," in which a brush-like tool is used to loosen the cotton and remove any debris.
Finally, spinning thread
Then, using a spinning wheel, the cotton is spun into fine threads.
...However, this is quite difficult.
Maybe the cotton wasn't spun enough, but it didn't become a fine thread.
That's also a good memory.
The journey to becoming a kimono or obi
From here, they are dyed and woven into cloth...
Finally, it becomes a kimono and an obi.
A love for kimono begins with the thread
Once you learn the process of how kimonos are made, you will fall in love with them even more.
Recently, it seems that "cotton spinning and thread spinning experience" events are being held in various regions,
If you have the opportunity, please give it a try.
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