Textile, Clothing, and Fiber Product Manufacturing Workers X Strengths: Creativity & Ideation

For Those Strong in Creativity & Ideation

This collection features jobs that may suit those who are relatively comfortable generating new ideas and concepts.

Creativity holds value not only in artistic fields but in all kinds of work. Both small ideas that improve existing methods and entirely new concepts are expressions of creativity. Additionally, some deepen their thinking alone, while others develop ideas through dialogue with others.

The jobs introduced here tend to offer more opportunities to utilize new ideas. Explore how your creativity can flourish.

56 matching jobs found.

Kyozome Artisan

An artisan who uses traditional dyeing techniques such as Kyo Yuzen to draw and dye colors and patterns on bolts of fabric for kimonos and obis.

Spray Dyeing Worker

Specialized technician who uses a spray gun (misting nozzle) to apply color to textile products, creating effects such as uneven patterns or gradients.

Gold Leaf Processing Worker (Yuzen)

Traditional artisan occupation that applies gold leaf to yuzen-dyed textiles, adding gorgeous decorations to high-class kimonos and the like.

組ひも編工

Traditional manufacturing occupation that hand-braids kumihimo cords for Japanese clothing accessories and decorations.

Hand Knitter

A manufacturing job that uses yarn to knit clothing and small items by hand with crochet hooks or knitting needles.

Kesa Tailor

Specialist who tailors kesa worn by Buddhist monks using traditional fabrics and sewing techniques.

Brilliant Border Weaver

Artisan who manufactures decorative edgings for kimono and obi using silk threads and gold/silver threads on specialized looms.

Indigo Dyer

An artisan who dyes fabrics and clothes using traditional dyeing techniques such as indigo dyeing and handles the process up to productization.

Sashiko Felt Worker

A Sashiko Felt Worker is a craftsman who uses sashiko techniques on felt fabric to apply decorations and reinforcements. By applying traditional sashiko patterns to felt products, they manufacture textile products that combine practicality and beauty.

Sashi Yuzen Worker

A Sashi Yuzen worker is an artisan who uses the Sashi Yuzen technique, one of the Yuzen dyeing methods, to draw patterns on silk fabrics such as kimonos and obis with resist paste and apply colors using brushes.