We visit the Nomura Silk Museum and workshop in Ehime Prefecture, Japan to learn about sericulture: silk farming and weaving. From silk worms to reeling, natural dyes and weaving, this Japanese tradition holds some lovely lessons for slow living in rural Japan.
Filmed with permission at the Seiyoshi Nomura Silk Museum in Ehime prefecture, Japan.
https://www.city.seiyo.ehime.jp/kakuka/sangyo_kensetsu/nomura_silk/4797.html
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I live in a vacant house ( akiya ) in the inaka countryside of Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan. It is a Showa-era farmhouse with traditional tatami rooms and fusuma sliding doors. I’m a former career interior designer (American certification/license), and now I’m a foreigner living in Japan. I’ll be renovating my house while keeping in mind the Japanese ‘Mottainai’ principal, reusing as much as possible.
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00:00 Introduction
03:33 Old Cottage Industry Silk Building
04:20 Nomura, Nomura, Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
05:32 Seiyo City Nomura Silk Museum
06:25 Processing rooms
07:15 Silk Reeling Machine
10:01 Natural dye workshop room
10:43 Silk history exhibit room
12:23 Making thread
14:13 Student project: hand-made kimono
15:41 Silk weaving experience
16:20 Preparing the shuttle
18:22 Loom
20:56 Silk scarf
21:53 Slow life reflections and conclusion
23:15 My ask to you
25 Comments
FYA: If there were supposed to be CC'd translations of the spoken Japanese, none of them made it through to the final video. At least on my end, Youtube may just be giving me grief specifically.
I try to adhere to the same principles in life and I truly appreciate these vlogs and your so well articulated and considered opinions. Please post whenever is appropriate for you and we will follow along.
I have a deep love and respect for the silk farmers and weavers who are preserving this art and it is my first time ever seeing the complete process. In Asia I learnt how every part of an animal or plant is useful and seeing the worms are used for fish food confirms this, whereas in the west it is consume, consume, consume then throw away and start again consume, consume, consume.
That Dragonfly!
Interesting, in that it is recalling past Japan from the interest of a "foreigner" living and appreciating Japan. Slow is good, like a classic Japanese made film. Thanks.
I like how your accent is becoming more Japanese 🥰
Wery intresting video! Wonder if there is a intrest to go on with seraculture in the emperor family. The video of empress emertiti and the emperor emeritus is sow lovely in meny way! But offcorse intrested persons like you must bee welkome in the special hand craft! Intresting videos you crea!🕊🇸🇪😊
Well done on another great video.
Exquisite, sublime, 360 degrees of goodness. Worth every moment of waiting for such astoundingly perfect films to arrive; not a moment too soon or too late. Lovely to experience this tempo of real life and connection to the natural world through your work. Always gratefully indebted for the experience. 🏆🎞📽
Some of the best content on YouTube imho, thank you 🙏
This is how to consider a work with meaning. Thank you so much to share with us this important part of the cultural life of the rural Japan !!
Thank you for such a beautiful calm video. I raise silk in my home in Canada and I'm still learning how to work with the fibre. Maybe one day I can find a zakuri so I can reel the silk.
Thanks for the video!
You are my favorite content creator, never felt this connection with any other.
The way you value things is the most important part.
Looking forward for more videos. Grettings from Portugal 🇵🇹 !
I really love the slower pace and simpler life that you're creating. Thank you for creating these videos, it's an education and makes me think about how I want to live my life sustainably. A slow life is appealing to me. 😊
You are absolutely right to take the time you need. And to move with intention in the things you do. Thank you so much for sharing your slice of life!
Thanks for showing us the silk farming and processing. The scarf you made is so pretty. You really are an artistic person to come up with that design 🙂
I am taking at least the rest of my day to slow down. But I am just so angry and sad these days 😭
Your weaving is very well done. It's good to hear you will treasure it. I have been hand weaving for over 30 years and often dream of visiting Japan one day. Until then I will be satisfied by watching your channel.
Also, it is the exploitation of other living beings. I think humans should move away from all such things, even non-mammalian creatures. These silkworms are not worms, that is a misnomer, they are caterpillars which are baby moths. It is said that it takes 5000 silkworms to make a single kimono.
15:55 Looks like a Canadian loom!
Such a comfy series, thanks for all the updates. Don't worry about pace, enjoy the time
I think Irish Linen production has gone through a very similar life, from a cottage industry, to big industrial process, to be usurped by modern man made fibres. It is now a luxury material made by a few, mostly artisan producers. Excellent vid, love them all.. 🙂
Slow is the way! Nice work.
Thank you for sharing this informative video. It's interesting to see a traditional craft through the different steps. The scarf you made may not be professional looking but it's yours and it's beautiful.
Is there differences in value for non-white cocoons? Like the one at 7:04 "looks like a leaf" green?
American farmers experimented with GMO cotton a few decades ago, so that the cotton wouldn't need to be dyed. Wonder if the same is true here?
I love how you expressed slow living to be a powerful thing ❤️ It really is. Although I am curious to see how you live it makes my heart really really happy to know that you prioritize living well over 'living content'! My best wishes always
Your videos are so calming! TY! ^^