SUZUKI MIHOKO ”Nukumori Workshop”
ーーProfile
Born in Akita City, Akita
Studied at Kyoto Kawashima Textile and Tokyo Textile. Awarded in numerous craft exhibitions, and received the Akita Prefecture Superior Technician Award in 2021. Her works include dyeing, Thread spinning, felt-making, and hand-knitting products.
Teaches plant dyeing and textiles at local schools and workshops.
Outside of crafting she started “NPO Akita Chiaki Lotus Association” in 2011 to promote the attractiveness of plants outside of art making.
ーーAbout Nukumori Workshop
The rich nature of Akita gives the beautiful natural colors to our products. We use various plants & trees such as Akita Fuki(butterbur), Lotus leaves, and also use traditional colors to give joy to your daily life and clothing.
Our original brand product called “Akita Sugi Shizuku” uses wild Akita Sugi(Cedar) leaves which produces warm pale pink color.
ーーWhat is Plant Dyeing?
Plant dye is the process of dyeing using natural plants and other plant pigments. The materials are mainly flowers, stems, leaves, and branches of plants from which pigments are boiled and used as dyes to dye fibers.
We also call plant dyes from insects like cochineal, as in natural dyes to differentiate from chemical dyes.
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ーーAkita Cedar Silk Stole
This stole is a dyed with our original brand product called “Akita Sugi Shizuku ” which uses Akita Sugi(Cedar) leaves that produces warm pale pink color.
The cloth is made of silk, and the patterns are like the wooden growth rings.
Great for simple-but-clean fashion styles fashions.
All the ingredients are natural and gentle to your skin.
