Yūki-tsumugi draws yarn directly by hand from boiled, flattened silkworm-cocoon floss wadding (mawata) without imparting mechanical twist, then binds warp and weft bundles with hemp cord for indigo kasuri resist-dyeing. 1
Weavers regulate warp tension entirely with a waist strap on the low izari-bata ground loom, producing featherlight kimono cloth inscribed by UNESCO in 2010. 1
