Japanese Indigo Cotton Embroidery Thread 5 skeins

$54.00

In a rural corner of Japan, there are a group of people who work together under the name BUAISOU who are completely dedicated to indigo. BUAISOU is comprised of a farm, dye studio, and design-studio and located in Tokushima prefecture, the historical center of indigo farming and processing in Japan. Every year they grow and harvest their own indigo, dry the leaves, and compost them. They combine this compost with wood ash lye, wheat bran, and water and use fermentation to create indigo vats. Within these vats, they dye every shade of blue, on items such as this sashiko thread.

This thread is best used for embroidery and hand-sewing projects, they are perfect for working with handmade cottons. They may be used for sashiko but are thinner than most standard sashiko threads, I recommend doubling it for standard sashiko use.

Hand dyed with the indigo plant, a traditional Japanese technique that creates rich, internationally revered blue hues.

This listing includes all 5 skeins shown

I do my best to accurately represent colors, but there will be differences between your monitor and mine, and also variations due to the natural dyes and hand dying process. Thank you for understanding.

  • 40 Meters/skein

  • Thickness 20/4

  • 100% Hand Dyed Cotton

  • ​Made in Japan

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In a rural corner of Japan, there are a group of people who work together under the name BUAISOU who are completely dedicated to indigo. BUAISOU is comprised of a farm, dye studio, and design-studio and located in Tokushima prefecture, the historical center of indigo farming and processing in Japan. Every year they grow and harvest their own indigo, dry the leaves, and compost them. They combine this compost with wood ash lye, wheat bran, and water and use fermentation to create indigo vats. Within these vats, they dye every shade of blue, on items such as this sashiko thread.

This thread is best used for embroidery and hand-sewing projects, they are perfect for working with handmade cottons. They may be used for sashiko but are thinner than most standard sashiko threads, I recommend doubling it for standard sashiko use.

Hand dyed with the indigo plant, a traditional Japanese technique that creates rich, internationally revered blue hues.

This listing includes all 5 skeins shown

I do my best to accurately represent colors, but there will be differences between your monitor and mine, and also variations due to the natural dyes and hand dying process. Thank you for understanding.

  • 40 Meters/skein

  • Thickness 20/4

  • 100% Hand Dyed Cotton

  • ​Made in Japan

In a rural corner of Japan, there are a group of people who work together under the name BUAISOU who are completely dedicated to indigo. BUAISOU is comprised of a farm, dye studio, and design-studio and located in Tokushima prefecture, the historical center of indigo farming and processing in Japan. Every year they grow and harvest their own indigo, dry the leaves, and compost them. They combine this compost with wood ash lye, wheat bran, and water and use fermentation to create indigo vats. Within these vats, they dye every shade of blue, on items such as this sashiko thread.

This thread is best used for embroidery and hand-sewing projects, they are perfect for working with handmade cottons. They may be used for sashiko but are thinner than most standard sashiko threads, I recommend doubling it for standard sashiko use.

Hand dyed with the indigo plant, a traditional Japanese technique that creates rich, internationally revered blue hues.

This listing includes all 5 skeins shown

I do my best to accurately represent colors, but there will be differences between your monitor and mine, and also variations due to the natural dyes and hand dying process. Thank you for understanding.

  • 40 Meters/skein

  • Thickness 20/4

  • 100% Hand Dyed Cotton

  • ​Made in Japan