Surf these sites: A Base for Japanese Kimono and Textile -- Resources for Japanese Kimono, embroidery and textiles. Traditional clothing of Japan, kimono, yukata, obi, and others. Ainu Clothing -- Short, illustrated description of traditional apparel. Braid and Embroidery -- Regional types. Dyed Silks - Kaga-yuzen -- Bios of two modern master dyers: Kaho Hyakkan and Kenji Maida. Kimono -- Illustrated history of the kimono from the 3rd century to the present. Nicely organized and informative. Kimono -- History of the kimono illustrated with mostly 18th century examples. Kimono -- Text only description of modern usage of the traditional garment. Kimonos - a new use. -- Kimnonos by a Kyoto dyer promoting environmentalism. Kumihimo -- A page of links to sites on kumihimo (a type of Japanese thread braiding). Part of a page called, ''''The Weaver''s Hand''''. Landscape Kimonos of Itchiku Kubota -- A modern master who recreated a lost method of dyeing and decorating silks for kimonos using contemporary materials. Illustrated. Nishijin -- The development of Jacquard weaving in Japan. Well illustrated. Ryukyu and Ainu Textiles -- Traditional fibers, dying, weaving and embroidery. Silk Center and Silk Museum (Silk Hakubutsukan) -- Yokohama museum: hours, days, entry fees. Tekobari -- A tool used in Japanese embroidery. Textiles -- Folk textiles (i.e., non-silk). description of various categories. Textiles -- Regional weaving and dyeing techniques. The Japanese Raw Silk Industry During the Meiji Era -- Article discussing the development of the industry, based on production in three areas. The Museum for Textiles - Current Gallery Shows -- Exhibits of kimonos and furoshiki (wrapping cloths) at the Toronto museum. Descriptions of categories, material, dyeing methods, uses, etc. Kimono section includes some illustrations. Traditional Industry (Kyo Yuzen and Kyo Komon (Silk Dyeing Methods)) -- Brief, illustrated description of the two methods. Yuzen and Komon - Fabric Dyeing -- History and procedures with well illustrated explanations.
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