Japanese Craft.
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Mamada-himo
(Mamada cords).
Watanabe Asaichi of Oyama City made creative modifications to cord-braiding techniques passed down since the Nara Period (710–94) to achieve Mamada-himo.
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Silk thread dyed with plant-based dyes (kusaki-zome) are carefully braided by hand into cords, which are supple and elegant in a way only achievable through hand-braiding.
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