Tango Chirimen KYOTO
【Tango Chirimen】
Tango Province of northern Kyoto Prefecture, which has a history of over 1,300 years of woven silk textile, experienced the innovation about 300 years ago; the birth of Tango Chirimen, also known as silk crepe.
Chirimen is a form of textile with a pattern of fine, bumpy textured grains, caused by the weft twisted about 3,000 times per meter. It is well known for its soft texture and the dyed colors come out vividly.
Historically and even today, it continues to be used as luxurious and formal kimono textile in Japan.
And now, through the collaborations with international creators, a lot of unique textiles besides Chirimen are being produced in the region. 300 years after the birth of Chirimen, Tango moves on to next generation of innovations.
This is a virtual tour to Tango, guided by Miss International Japan.
TANGO CREATION PLATFORM
https://tango-creation.jp/