Weaving with indigo blues is one of her most interest recently. She creates different shades of blue using her indigo vat.
A double weaving using various technique of dyes of indigo by Emi.
A double weaving using various technique of dyes of indigo by Emi.
Indigo TAFU weaving
with kuzu and linen
One of the oldest handwoven fabrics in Japan is called “TAFU”, which is traditionally woven using Kouzo (paper mulberry), Fujizuru (wisteria vine), Kuzu (Japanese arrowroot), Cyoma (ramie), amongst others. These yarns are made by using fibres from the stem, under the hard external bark. The extraction requires a lot of processing and for this reason, TAFU almost disappeared in Japan. I have been always interested in traditional techniques and I often wonder how the very first yarns were made. This work is woven using Kuzu yarn from Japanese farmer and hand spun linen from Slovenia.
This work was a part of exhibition, "Roots" at the Free hand weaver studio in London in 2021.
Indigo double weaving
Emi has created this special piece of double weaving for the AIZOME, The Craft of Japanese Indigo-dyeing exhibition at the Japanese embassy in London in 2023.
She has used two different types of silk yarns hand dyed with three different types of indigo dyes. A kibiso silk dyes with Japanese sukumo indigo, Akadama silk dyed with organic indigo dyes using ikat technique, and dyed with indigo leaves from her garden.
Indigo square weaving
This is one of Emi's commission piece.
She has created this silk blanket using Japanese silk hand dyed with indigo, willow and walnut.
She has created samples of dyes on various of silk yarns. She created a large size of blanket with very fine details.