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Kaihara Denim (カイハラ) is a Japanese fabric mill originally founded as Marusu (㋜) in 1893 as an indigo kasuri producer. [1] Its name is written in katakana and refers to its founder, Kaihara Sukejiro (貝原助治郎), who established Kaihara Textile Mills Ltd. in 1951.
Selvedge denim is the name for a high-quality, dense weave of denim that is more expensive to produce due to it being made on smaller, slower-moving looms that are often older models.
Established in Tokyo in 1947 (originally named 常見米八商店) the EDWIN brand is known for its authenticity, innovation and craftsmanship. Founder Tsunemi Yonehachi was amongst the first merchants to bring vintage American jeans to Japan in the postwar era, setting off a national obsession with denim.
Ebisu is the name of the Japanese folk god of money who is usually portrayed with a fishing rod. In the early 1990s Yamane introduced a tailoring line, followed by fishing and golf lines. In 1999, he introduced a ladies fashion line called Evisu Donna to complete the development of Evisu as a full-fashion range going far beyond a jeans brand.
A section of kumo shibori (spider shibori) dyed with indigo, next to kumo shibori that has not been dyed yet. Shibori (しぼり/絞り, from the verb root shiboru – "to wring, squeeze or press" [1]: 7 ) is a Japanese manual tie-dyeing technique, which produces a number of different patterns on fabric.
A selvage (US English) or selvedge (British English) is a "self-finished" edge of a piece of fabric which keeps it from unraveling and fraying. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The term "self-finished" means that the edge does not require additional finishing work, such as hem or bias tape , to prevent fraying.
Toshikiyo Hirata was inspired to begin making denim after visiting the United States in the 1980s to teach karate where he encountered mid-century American denim. Upon his return to Japan, he studied and learned denim-making techniques in Kojima, and started a denim factory in 1984 replicating the quality of mid-century American-made denim. [11]
The selvage of a knitted fabric consists of the stitch(es) that end each row ("course") of knitting. Also called selvedge, the term derives from "self-edge". The selvage may be considered finished; it may also be used in seaming garments, or finished and reinforced using crochet or other techniques. There are many methods for producing selvages.