New edition World Handicrafts Travels Keitodama re-recording - Japanese Craft Book

Release date: ‎ 2023/7/21
Language ‏ : ‎ Japanese
Book: ‎ 160 pages

The first edition of the popular series ``World Handicraft Travelogue'' in the magazine Keitodama was published in 2017 as a new edition to coincide with the release of the second edition.
Introducing 13 women whose work connects handicrafts from around the world to Japan. In addition to delving into the wonderful and profound charm of handicrafts, it also includes interesting interviews about how they encountered handicrafts from around the world and how they connected them to their work in Japan.
Even those who are not interested in handicrafts can enjoy the colorful and profound traditional culture such as India's "Sozuni embroidery", Austria's "Petit Point", Turkey's "Oya", Senegal's "African print", Mexico's "Oaxaca embroidery", etc. Masu. It is also recommended as a reference book for women who consider handicrafts to be a "work".


Chapter 1 Manufacturing together with local producers

・Republic of Guatemala “Huipil” where Mayan tradition lives on
・“Oaxaca embroidery” brightens national costumes in the United Mexican States
・Warm weaving from a small village in the Republic of Poland "Textiles of Janow Village"
・Sozni embroidery, a handiwork loved by the Indian Maharaja
・Lao People's Republic "Tai-Lhu tribe's Shin" weaving with colors created by nature

Chapter 2 Conveying local handicrafts and culture

・Republic of Turkey Eineoya Road, “Eneoya” from the past to the present
・Republic of Indonesia Weaving Island, ``West Timor Beech Weaving'', a cloth made from waist looms
・Hungary Hungarian embroidery "Kalocsa" full of flowers and colors
・Russian Federation Matryoshka's handiwork encountered in her hometown "Tanya's finger puppets"
・Kingdom of Sweden Beautiful basket that is loved for a long time ``Spawnkoli''
・Republic of Senegal “African print” with the scent of sun, wind and earth

Chapter 3 Spreading local handicrafts to Japan

・Mola, an ethnic handicraft of the Kuna tribe full of vitality in the Republic of Panama
・“Petit Point” embroidery loved by the women of the Austrian Habsburg family

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