Know-how
Kyoto Kaifu boasts many years of history and tradition in 2016 by Mr. Shinichi Matsuoka
What is Kyo Kanoko?
"Kanoko Sairei" is a type of tie dye, and it is called by that name because the pattern which made it to the total aperture resembles mottles of the back of the deer. Among the Kanokozi, the one that applied Kanoko to the silk cloth produced in Kyoto is called "Kyoto Kanoko Koi", and was designated as a traditional craft from the country in Showa 51 year. A special craftworker is involved in each process in the narrowing of Kyoto, and work is advanced in the division of labor. For this reason, the accumulation of human hands, the competence of each person affects the good or bad of the work. It is a characteristic of Kyoto Kanokozi that the work without the same as two can be done by subtle bleeding condition or a little coincidence entanglement.
Technology required for Kyo Kanoko
Matsuoka Shinichi is a traditional craftsman in the dyeing department of Kyoto Kanokoji. Dyeing up so that it approaches the ideal color repeatedly many times while considering different drawing techniques and techniques. It is necessary to grasp the temperature of the dye liquor and the state of contamination before dyeing and to have a unique color sense for dyeing the whole fabric with appropriate color and a technique to express bleeding / blurring condition, depending on the weather and humidity of the day The technique to adjust and stabilize the color change which is influenced and expressing subtle nuance is a craftsmanship handed down from the previous generation.
KIZOMÉ digital 3D diaphragm ®
Digital 3D Narrow® is a technique developed by Shinichi Matsuoka, a traditional craftsman, Kyo Kanoko. Using a tool (= type) made using digital 3D technology, it is a technique of "drawing squeezing diaphragm ". Molds are made with 3D printers, all processes are done by hand as well as traditional drawing squeeze, traditional craftsmen of Kyoto Kanokozi each hand dyed and dyed one by one. It is a handy taste produced by "blur" by the "digital 3D diaphragm" technique using a mold made with a 3D printer as a tool of "Kyoko Nanji" 's "planking diaphragm" technique, and enjoy the soft texture caused by the unevenness.