Textile, Clothing, and Fiber Product Manufacturing Workers X Career Path: Traditional Craftsman

28 matching jobs found.

Indigo Dyeing Worker

Japanese traditional craft artisan who hand-dyes fabrics and clothing using fermented indigo vat liquid.

Atsurae (Custom-Order) Yuzen Worker

Traditional craft artisan who applies hand-drawn Yuzen dyeing to kimono fabric according to customer orders.

Itome Worker (Hand-Drawn Yuzen)

Specialized artisan who hand-draws outline lines using itome paste in the yuzen dyeing process to perform resist treatment.

Obijime Braider

Artisan who manufactures kumihimo cords used as obijime to secure and decorate kimono sashes, using traditional hand-braiding techniques or machine braiding.

Kasuri Weaver

Kasuri weavers pre-dye sections of warp and weft yarns separately and weave to express unique kasuri patterns, a traditional hand-weaving technical occupation.

Kasuri Thread Tier

Artisan who ties and divides threads to create patterns in traditional kasuri products.

Kudzu Cloth (Kappu) Manufacturing Worker

A profession that extracts fibers from kudzu roots, spins them into yarn by hand, and weaves kudzu cloth by hand weaving.

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.

組ひも編工

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

Indigo Dyer

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