After much procrastination, it is here: a short guide on bast fibers in Japan. This took way too long to research, if I have to be honest with you 😅 but in truth I explored several walls of kanji so there’s that. First of, let’s define bast fibers: bast fibers are plant fibers collected from the… Continue reading Bast fibers of Japan
Category: Fabrics
Summer Suiting
It’s almost July and this means one thing in the Boreal hemisphere: heat. This only means one thing: it’s time for summer suitings! This is actually a question I got from my friend Nayila the other day, and I was quite frankly shocked I’ve never done a post before, given that summer here is incredibly… Continue reading Summer Suiting
The guide to wool – Part I
As you may know, I originally hail from Italy. I was raised in Torino, but my entire family is from a tiny village in the alpine province of Biella. Biella doesn't offer anything particularly appealing, excluding incessant rain and a penchant for being stingy (or, as we say, "careful with money"), but, due to a… Continue reading The guide to wool – Part I
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