Tour No.05 "Sakiori in Nishinomiya"
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Name: Toshiko Ashiwa
Technique : Sakiori
Location : Hyogo Prefecture
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- Born in Matsue in Taisho 14(1926) - Now she is 80 years old. She looks
more younger!
- Worked for a bank during the WWII - Most of her bank's staff were female,
and she had to dive into air-raid shelter with money and books when the
air-raid sirens wailed over .
- Married and had babies - For her first pregnancy, her mother-in-law wove
'hara-obi' for her. 'Hara obi' is the abdominal bandage for pregnant woman.
She says she was very happy to feel her affection, and very impressive
affair about 'weaving fabrics'. Her mother-in-law lived in Yumigahama,
famous kasuri product center in Taisho period(1912-1925). There was a loom
in her house, and Gramma Ashiwa saw her weaving cotton fabrics.
- From 50's, began an antique store with husband.
- When she was 60 years old, quite the shop, and learned sakiori-weaving.
- For approx 20 years, she has woven sakiori fabrics.
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